Postfeminism and the Fatale Figure in Neo-Noir Cinema
This book is a thought-provoking study that expands on film scholarship on noir and feminist scholarship on postfeminism, subjectivity, and representation to provide an inclusive, sophisticated, and up-to-date analysis of the femme fatale , fille fatale ,
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Postfeminism and the Fatale Figure in Neo-Noir Cinema Samantha Lindop University of Queensland, Australia
© Samantha Lindop 2015 Reprint of the original edition 2015 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-56940-3 ISBN 978-1-137-50359-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137503596
This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lindop, Samantha, 1968– Postfeminism and the fatale figure in neo-noir cinema / Samantha Lindop, University of Queensland, Australia. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. 1. Women in motion pictures. 2. Feminism and motion pictures. 3. Film noir—United States—History and criticism. 4. Feminist film criticism. I. Title. PN1995.9.W6L55 2015 791.43'6522—dc23 2015013456 Typeset by MPS Limited, Chennai, India.
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Contents List of Figures
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Acknowledgements
x
Introduction: Beyond the Limits of Noir Scholarship Classic film noir Neo-noir What is postfeminism? Outline of chapters
1 4 9 11 15
1 What Makes Those Dames So Deadly? Sensual seductresses and human tarantulas The femme fatale and psychoanalytic theory The vamp Post-World War II, American culture, and the fatale figure Racial anxiety in classic noir The ageing spider woman Conclusion
19 20 26 29
2 The New Fatale: 1980–1999 Let’s talk about sex Getting away with it (most of the time) Rape-revenge Conclusion
44 45 51 55 57
3 Mad, Bad, and Queer Postfeminism and heteronormativity in popular culture Mulholland Drive, Carmilla, and the gothic Femi
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