Femme fatale

portrays Brigid O’Shaughnessy under the stereotype of a femme fatale, creating the idea that,…

through use of dark lighting and corrupted story lines. Critics claimed that these films had developed “grimmer, bleaker, and blacker” (Belton, 221). One of the main characteristics of these film noir films was the development of the woman as a femme fatale, to reaffirm the traditional gender roles. WWII provided an opportunity for the woman to enter the workforce and threaten male dominance. This gender revolution…

Rhetorical themes such as the concept of the femme fatale is evident throughout the gothic novels Christabel, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Lamia, and Carmilla. Even though the femme fatale was being portrayed in literature, it was representative of unrest about the rise of the “new woman” as females were becoming more powerful in society. In this time period was a realistic fear for the community and portraying women that are loose, seductive, and deadly if not kept under control. These…

Film noir has three big common traits in films that are considered this genre. A hard-boiled detective, a femme fatale and the prevalence of organized crime throughout the film. L.A. Confidential by Curtis Hanson is a film noir because there is a clear presence of all of these traits. The first trait, a hard boiled detective, is the central character of the film and is always on a quest for truth and won’t stop until he has found what he is looking for and will continue investigating a case…

crucial role in creating films with such influence. By looking at the “movement” of film noir, an influence of gender roles can be displayed and analyzed. In the film Double Indemnity, we can see how the use of the treatments of masculinity and the Femme Fatale character reinforce gender roles of the 1940s and 1950s. Men in film noir, specifically…

The femme fatale is a stereotypical depiction of a women who deceives and manipulates the people — typically men — around her. As Murray Horwitz says, “‘[The femme fatale is] certainly someone who has power and is usually after more power, one kind or another. Money is a big one’” (“Femme Fatales”, para. 8). As it is the case with O’Shaughnessy, she seeks the fortune that the falcon can bring, and she…

is a strong emphasis on the eyebrows for the femme fatales’ makeup. Eyebrows play an important role in defining facial expressions. A high arc eyebrow suggests a strong and firm look. When paired with deep red lipstick, the look bring out sexiness, and screams powerful, confident woman. Moreover, the look is then further paired with costumes, to complete the image. As an illustration, in the movie Double Indemnity, Phyllis Dietrichson, the femme fatale, is presented in a bath towel. In this…

Universität zu Köln 05th of February 2015 Englisches Seminar I Übung: Essay writing II Dozentin: Katherine Maye-Saidi, M.A. Costantino Dino Scimone WiSe 2014/2015 Please analyse the role of the femme fatale in film noir, using examples of your own choice. Immediately after the Second World War, when the French people once again had the possibility to watch American cinema, they noticed a remarkable change in these films. Not only had they become much darker in mood, but…

always at least one detective who is trying to crack the mystery, and the heavy influence of drinking, smoking cigarettes and other drugs as well. There have also been some new introductions to this movie genre which include: situations where a femme fatale is present, different camera angles, and low lighting became very common as well. Similarities presented in the film L. A. Confidential are that it does indeed…

popularized the femme fatale due to the historical events throughout that period. During World War II, women began to participate in jobs typically held by their male counterparts who were away at war. Propaganda posters, including the famous Rosie the Riveter, invited women to attend highly labor-intensive jobs, like welding. This was a huge adjustment compared to the frigid role women had at the time of being nothing more than the caretaker. The independent and alluring femme fatale,…