Femme Fatale: Cinema's Most Unforgettable Lethal Ladies - Brossura

Ursini, James; Mainon, Dominique

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ISBN 10: 0879103698 ISBN 13: 9780879103699

Casa editrice: Limelight Editions, 2009

Riassunto

(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.

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Informazioni sull?autore

James Ursini (Los Angeles) has cowritten and coedited eleven books with Alain Silver; together they are considered two of the foremost authorities on film noir. He has contributed articles to numerous film magazines and has supplied the commentary for many classic film noirs for DVD releases from Fox, Paramount, and Warner Bros. He holds a doctorate in motion pictures from UCLA. Dominique Mainon is a screenwriter and coauthor of several books on cinema and pop-culture, including, with James Ursini, The Modern Amazons – Warrior Women On-Screen and Cinema of Obsession – Erotic Fixation and Love Gone Wrong in the Movies.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Limelight Editions
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0879103698
• ISBN 13: 9780879103699
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 393
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile