The Nasty Woman and the Neo Femme Fatale in Contemporary Cinema
puts forward the theoretical notion of the 'nasty woman' as a means
of examining female protagonists in contemporary culture and
cinema, particularly films directed by women. The phrase is taken
from an insult thrown at Hillary Clinton during the 2016
Presidential election debates and reclaimed by the feminists
worldwide. The volume also draws from the figure of the femme
fatale in film noir. Piotrowska presents 'the nasty woman' across
cultural and mythical landscape as a figure fighting against the
entitlement of the patriarchy. The writer argues that in films such
as Zero Dark Thirty, Red Road, Stories We Tell, and even Gone Girl
the 'nastiness' of female characters creates a new space for
reflection on contemporary society and its struggles against
patriarchal systems. The nasty woman or neo femme fatale is a
figure who disrupts stable situations and norms; she is pro-active
and self-determining, and at times unafraid to use dubious means to
achieve her goals. She is often single, but when married she
subverts and undermines the fundamental principles of this
patriarchal institution. For students and researchers in Cultural
Studies, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Film Studies and
Psychoanalysis in Film Studies, The Nasty Woman and the Neo Femme
Fatale in Contemporary Cinema offers an original way of thinking
about female creativity and subjectivity. It is also a proud
celebration of feminist and female authorship in contemporary
Hollywood.
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