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Femme Fatale

James Ursini,Dominique Mainon
Femme Fatale Book PDF

Author : James Ursini,Dominique Mainon
Publisher : Limelight Editions
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780879107246

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(Limelight). From the femme fatale of the early cinema to her post-feminist rebirth, this lavishly illustrated book and comprehensive guide traces the history of these dangerously alluring, manipulative, and desperate lethal ladies. Femme Fatale surveys the history of the femme fatale in world cinema, with more than 300 photographs testifying to the power of these mysterious women. The book begins with the silent period and its vamps, like Theda Bara, Pola Negri, Clara Bow, and Bebe Daniels, then moves on to the Pre-Code sound period of American films, which, showing liberated attitudes toward sex and women, featured actresses like Jean Harlow, Marlene Dietrich, and Greta Garbo. The story continues with the noir 1940s, when the femme fatale became truly lethal including actresses like Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, and Barbara Stanwyck. In the repressive 1950s, the international femme fatale took the fore Brigitte Bardot, Maria Felix, Elizabeth Taylor, Anita Ekberg, etc. Finally, the authors turn to the revolutionary post-feminist modern period, with an array of lethal ladies from all over the world, like Pam Grier, Salma Hayek, Gong Li, Angelina Jolie, and Sharon Stone.

The Flaxen Femme Fatale

John Zakour
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Author : John Zakour
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 075640519X

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The last freelance P.I. on Earth, Zach Johnson has been hired to track down a young beauty who happens to be a deadly secret weapon for the World Council. Zach follows Natasha to various vacation destinations, but she eludes him, leaving a trail of destruction in her wake. Original.

The Femme Fatale in Victorian Literature

Jennifer Hedgecock
The Femme Fatale in Victorian Literature Book PDF

Author : Jennifer Hedgecock
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781604975185

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The Femme Fatale in Victorian Literature by Jennifer Hedgecock Pdf

"examines the changing social and economic status of women from the 1860s through the 1880s, and rejects the stereotypical mid-Victorian femme fatale portrayed by conservative ideologues critiquing popular fiction by Wilkie Collins, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Honore de Balzac, and William Makepeace Thackeray. In these book reviews, the female protagonist is simply minimized to a dangerous woman. Refuting this one-dimensional characterization, this book argues that the femme fatale comes to represent the real-life struggles of the middle-class Victorian woman who overcomes major adversities such as poverty, abusive husbands, abandonment, single parenthood, limited job opportunities, the criminal underworld, and Victorian society's harsh invective against her." --publisher description.

Femme Fatale

Patrick Bade
Femme Fatale Book PDF

Author : Patrick Bade
Publisher : Australian Geographic
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Art
ISBN : PSU:000022131942

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Femme Fatale by Patrick Bade Pdf

"In the striking works of pre-Raphaelite, Symbolist and Art Nouveau artists and in their literary parallels, Patrick Bade uncovers an extraordinary, disturbing world of sexual fantasy and a remarkably pervasive image of woman as destroyer, enchantress, priestess, siren, sphinx and angel of death, the femme fatale becambe the sinister new heroine of an entire generation of one of the most powerful symbols of change in late nineteenth-century society."--Back cover.

The Femme Fatale: Images, Histories, Contexts

Helen Hanson,Catherine O'Rawe
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Author : Helen Hanson,Catherine O'Rawe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780230282018

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The Femme Fatale: Images, Histories, Contexts by Helen Hanson,Catherine O'Rawe Pdf

These essays trace the femme fatale across literature, visual culture and cinema, exploring the ways in which fatal femininity has been imagined in different cultural contexts and historical epochs, and moving from mythical women such as Eve, Medusa and the Sirens via historical figures such as Mata Hari to fatal women in contemporary cinema.

America's Femme Fatale

Jane Simon Ammeson
America s Femme Fatale Book PDF

Author : Jane Simon Ammeson
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781684351619

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America's Femme Fatale by Jane Simon Ammeson Pdf

How does a Norwegian farm girl become an infamous American serial killer, responsible for upward of 40 murders? Born in rural Norway in 1859, "Belle" Storset Sorenson Gunness was constantly dealt bad hands in life—so she decided to take life into her own hands. In America's Femme Fatale: The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness, Jane Simon Ammeson traces Gunness's path from a poor teenager rejected by a wealthy lover; to a new wife in Chicago, desperate to escape the poverty of her childhood and impatient for a child to love; to an ambitious, widowed landowner in La Porte, Indiana. Ammeson's careful research reveals how the young immigrant slowly turned into one of America's most dangerous serial killers, allegedly murdering husbands, lovers, and children, and, for a price, disposing of inconvenient corpses for others. Ammeson brings this shocking story to life, detailing the suspicious neighbors who were cowed into silence by Belle's intimidating personality, the culture of orphanages trafficking children and matrimonial agencies, the carnival atmosphere that exploded around the pile of bones found on Gunness's farm, and the sensational reporting that filled newspapers for months. Perfect for true crime fans fascinated by the creation of a sociopathic serial killer, America's Femme Fatale will leave you entertained and looking over your shoulder.

Femmes Fatales

Mary Ann Doane
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Author : Mary Ann Doane
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136639043

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Femmes Fatales by Mary Ann Doane Pdf

In this work of feminist film criticism, Mary Ann Doane examines questions of sexual difference and knowledge in cinematic, theoretical, and psychoanalytic discourses. "Femmes Fatales" examines Freud, the female spectator, the meaning of the close-up, and the nature of stardom. Doane's analyses of such figures as Pabst's Lulu and Rita Hayworth's Gilda trace the thematics and mechanics of maskes, masquerade, and veiling, with specific attention to the form and technology of the cinema. Working through and against the intellectual frameworks of post-structuralist and psychoanalytic theory, Doane interrogates cinematic and theoretical claims to truth about women which rely on judgements about vision and its stability or instability. Reflecting the shift in conceptual priorities within feminist film theory over the last decade, "Femmes Fatales" addresses debates over female spectatorhsip, essentialism and anti-essentialism, the tensions between psychoanalysis and history, and the relations between racial and sexual difference. Doane's nuanced and original readings of the "femme fatale" in cinema illustrate confrontations between feminism, film theory and psychoanalysis. This book should be of interest to students and lecturers in women's studies, communications studies and film theory.

The Contemporary Femme Fatale

Katherine Farrimond
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Author : Katherine Farrimond
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317208174

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The Contemporary Femme Fatale by Katherine Farrimond Pdf

The femme fatale occupies a precarious yet highly visible space in contemporary cinema. From sci-fi alien women to teenage bad girls, filmmakers continue to draw on the notion of the sexy deadly woman in ways which traverse boundaries of genre and narrative. This book charts the articulations of the femme fatale in American cinema of the past twenty years, and contends that, despite her problematic relationship with feminism, she offers a vital means for reading the connections between mainstream cinema and representations of female agency. The films discussed raise questions about the limits and potential of positioning women who meet highly normative standards of beauty as powerful icons of female agency. They point towards the constant shifting between patriarchal appropriation and feminist recuperation that inevitably accompanies such representations within mainstream media contexts.

The Nasty Woman and The Neo Femme Fatale in Contemporary Cinema

Agnieszka Piotrowska
The Nasty Woman and The Neo Femme Fatale in Contemporary Cinema Book PDF

Author : Agnieszka Piotrowska
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429997334

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The Nasty Woman and The Neo Femme Fatale in Contemporary Cinema by Agnieszka Piotrowska Pdf

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.

The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale in British Literature, 1790-1910

Heather Braun
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Author : Heather Braun
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611475623

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The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale in British Literature, 1790-1910 by Heather Braun Pdf

The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale in British Literature, 1790-1910 explores the femme fatale's career in nineteenth-century British literature. It traces her evolution--and devolution--formally, historically, and ideologically through a selection of plays, poems, novels, and personal correspondence. Considering well-known fatal women alongside more obscure ones, The Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale sheds new light on emerging notions of gender, sexuality, and power throughout the long nineteenth century. By placing the fatal woman in a still-developing literary and cultural narrative, this study examines how the femme fatale adapts over time, reflecting popular tastes and socio-economic landscapes.

The Femme Fatale

Julie Grossman
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Author : Julie Grossman
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780813598246

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"The femme Fatale takes a long view on the figure of the femme fatale, exploring her style, language, and stories from silent cinema to contemporary television. Author Julie Grossman provides a history of some of this dynamic figure's eruptions in film, TV, and culture generally, exploring the notions of female ambition, frustration, and intelligence that undergird the power and fascination of the femme fatale across time and media. We see how the fatal woman often mediates contradictory views on women's lives and their desire to gain fulfillment in a hostile or otherwise challenging environment. Embodied by some of the most charismatic female performers in Hollywood history, from Theda Bara and Barbara Stanwyck to Hedy Lamarr, Reese Witherspoon, and Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh, the femme fatale remains an active source of pleasure and subversion. Femmes Fatales pays particular attention to performance not only as a prominent feature of these works' production-established in part through references to studio press books and popular reviews--but also as a theme within the narrative (in, for example, the idea of the deceitful, untrustworthy, or "performing" woman). Focusing on expressive moments and scenes in texts that are celebrated and also those that are lesser known, this volume attends to the variety, trauma, wit, and transgressions of the femme fatale, emphasizing how this figure continually provokes us to reflect on rigid conventions and social roles. Femmes Fatales generates questions and analysis that speak to why stories about gender and criminality featuring tough and smart women are so endlessly thrilling"--

Femme Fatale

Shuzo Oshimi
Femme Fatale Book PDF

Author : Shuzo Oshimi
Publisher : DENPA, LLC
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781634429894

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Femme Fatale by Shuzo Oshimi Pdf

Commemorating twenty years of manga, FEMME FATALE showcases of all of the full color artwork from New York Time's Best Selling artist Shuzo Oshimi. Featuring cover art, posters, promotional materials and never before translated comics, this is a definitive compilation of character art from one of the best known manga artists in the 21st Century. Concept art and promotional illustrations from FLOWERS OF EVIL, INSIDE MARI, DRIFTING NET CAFE and BLOOD ON THE RAILS are also included giving readers a deeper look into Oshimi's processes and artistic mind. This collection also includes dozens of never before published in English comic pages that are a must have for Oshimi completionists.

Femme Fatale

Guy de Maupassant
Femme Fatale Book PDF

Author : Guy de Maupassant
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141398341

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Femme Fatale by Guy de Maupassant Pdf

A selection of Maupassant's brilliant, glittering stories set in the Parisian beau monde and Normandy countryside. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893). Maupassant's works available in Penguin Classics are A Parisian Affair and Other Stories, Bel-Ami and Pierre and Jean.

Femme Fatale

Serge Normant,Bridget Foley
Femme Fatale Book PDF

Author : Serge Normant,Bridget Foley
Publisher : Studio
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Celebrities
ISBN : 0670030279

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Femme Fatale by Serge Normant,Bridget Foley Pdf

Chic, sexy, and sophisticated, "Femme Fatale" pays tribute to a century of feminine glamour as it presents a dazzling portfolio of celebrity actresses and models cast as beauties from the past. 200 color photos.

Femme Fatale Book 1: Straight Up With No Chaser

Imari Wilson
Femme Fatale Book 1 Straight Up With No Chaser Book PDF

Author : Imari Wilson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-08
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781678113858

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Femme Fatale Book 1: Straight Up With No Chaser by Imari Wilson Pdf

Maite Debois aka Keiko is one of the best contract assassins known throughout the world; whose beauty is the epitome of deadly. She has been a part of the world's deadliest crime organizations, called The 13 Chambers since the age of 8 years old. Taught from young to be judge, jury, and executioner with a cold less heart; will Maite give into love or stay devoted to The 13 Chambers.