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176 p. : ill. "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. Introduction : "no one mourns the wicked" -- Film noir's "femmes fatales" : moving beyond gender fantasies -- "Well, aren't we ambitious? : desire, domesticity, and the "femme fatale" -- Psychological disorders and "wiretapping the unconscious" : film noir listens to women -- Looking back - Victorinoir: modern women and the fatal(e) progeny of Victorian representations -- Looking forward- deconstructing the "femme Fatale". HKBU library Julie Grossman. YT2025 M08 Femmes fatales in motion pictures Film noir History and criticism PN1995 G878 R 2009 9780230233287 0230233287 SDU 091002