Title: Rethinking the femme fatale in film noir
Description: "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"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Femmes fatales in motion pictures, Film noir, History and criticism, Motion pictures, history