Rethinking the Femme Fatale in Film Noir Ready for Her Close-Up
Description
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.
Keywords
Performing ArtsFilmHistory & CriticismTelevisionSocial ScienceGender StudiesHistorySocial HistoryLiterary CriticismModern19th CenturyAnthropologyCultural & SocialPhotographyTechniquesCinematography & Videography
2009Book
Author(s)Julie Grossman
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230233287
LanguageEnglish
