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The Femme Fatale (Paperback)
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The Femme Fatale (Paperback)
Series: Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture
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List price R574
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Ostensibly the villain, but also a model of female power, poise,
and intelligence, the femme fatale embodies Hollywood's
contradictory attitudes toward ambitious women. But how has the
figure of the femme fatale evolved over time, and to what extent
have these changes reflected shifting cultural attitudes toward
female independence and sexuality? This book offers readers a
concise look at over a century of femmes fatales on both the silver
screen and the TV screen. Starting with ethnically exoticized
silent film vamps like Theda Bara and Pola Negri, it examines
classic film noir femmes fatales like Barbara Stanwyck in Double
Indemnity, as well as postmodern revisions of the archetype in
films like Basic Instinct and Memento. Finally, it explores how
contemporary film and television creators like Fleabag and Killing
Eve's Phoebe Waller-Bridge have appropriated the femme fatale in
sympathetic and surprising ways. Analyzing not only the films
themselves, but also studio press kits and reviews, The Femme
Fatale considers how discourses about the pleasures and dangers of
female performance are projected onto the figure of the femme
fatale. Ultimately, it is a celebration of how "bad girl" roles
have provided some of Hollywood's most talented actresses
opportunities to fully express their on-screen charisma.
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