Rethinking the Femme Fatale in Film Noir Ready for Her Close-Up
In the context of nineteenth-century Victorinoir and close readings of original-cycle film noir, Julie Grossman argues that the presence of the "femme fatale" figure, as she is understood in film criticism and popular culture, is drastically over-emphasized and has helped to sustain cultur...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2009, 2009
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | In the context of nineteenth-century Victorinoir and close readings of original-cycle film noir, Julie Grossman argues that the presence of the "femme fatale" figure, as she is understood in film criticism and popular culture, is drastically over-emphasized and has helped to sustain cultural obsessions with "bad" women |
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| Physical Description: | XI, 176 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780230274983 |