The “Femme” Fatale in Brazilian Cinema Challenging Hollywood Norms
Description
In film, the femme fatale has long been constructed as a beautiful heterosexual Caucasian woman. Da Silva shows the need to incorporate diverse ethnic groups and male homosexuals into the range of "femmes" fatales and examines how the Brazilian representations cross gender, race, and class and offer alternatives to the dominant Hollywood model.
Keywords
Performing ArtsFilmTelevisionHistory & CriticismSocial ScienceGender StudiesArtPhotographyTechniquesCinematography & Videography
2014Book
Author(s)Antônio Márcio da Silva
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781137399205
LanguageEnglish
