Dark mirror: Constructions of the femme fatale in Weimar film and Hollywood film noir.

The femme fatale is a marker for the past is evident in the film noir work of German exile directors. These directors created a femme fatale character similar to Weimar examples of the sexual woman icon, using Weimar cultural constructions as a template for their work in Hollywood. The femme fatale...

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Main Author: Hales, Barbara.
Other Authors: Kosta, Barbara
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1995
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/187445