Rethinking the Femme Fatale in Film Noir: Ready for Her Close-Up

Grossman, J.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-10-21

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230233287

DOI: 10.1057/9780230274983

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 176