Rethinking the Femme Fatale in Film Noir
Format: Print Book
ISBN: 9781349313341
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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.
Publication Year: 2009
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: P
Weight (Gram): 254