shown fleeing a rapacious and predatory male. However‚ at times she is made to feel sympathy for the monster which pursues her. Typical examples include: Mina in Dracula‚ Elizabeth in Frankenstein‚ Ophelia in Hamlet‚ Fay Wray in King Kong The femme fatale The other typical gothic female is sharply contrasting female predator. Dark haired‚ red lipped‚ wearing a tight black dress and with a startling cleavage – parodied by Morticia in the Addams family. A dangerous and rapacious creature‚ offering
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now is writer Danielle Steele who owns over hundreds of thousands of pairs. Sarah Jessica Parker wore Louboutins on her wedding day as well as Cate Blanchett‚ Blake Lively and Kim Catrall have all fallen prey to the state of art luxury of owning the femme fatale’s accessory . THE STORY BEHIND THE TRADEMARK RED SOLES: It is said that once Louboutin was drawing a shoe design and he was unsatisfied with each and every one of them; then‚ he saw his assistant polishing her nails red and from there came
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capture the spirit of friendship bonding‚ conflicts‚ characters’ internal struggles as well as personal desires with exceptional cinematography and mise-en-scene through a plot that went from western to Film Noir. There is a cleverly placed contrast between violence‚ kidnapping‚ femme fatales and other dark elements that do not really go with the sunny‚ carefree impression of L.A. where the story is set in. Such metaphorically structured contrasts along with well-constructed dialogues between three
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which in turn would change the mentality of the artist who are usually a window into the soul of the people(from there perspective) at any given time. Thus a new style and movement were created around this time: Film noir and Italian Neo-realism. Film noir‚ an American film style‚ was often a look on the dark side of society. Crime Films would often use this style because the low-key lighting a‚ shadow effects would set a great mood for a story that is supposed to create a dark mood
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the Muslim view‚ raw instincts are pure energy without connotations with the good or bad. Nevertheless‚ sexual instincts have the power to cause fitna‚ which is an Islamic term meaning disorder and chaos‚ and which also refers to the beautiful femme fatale (beautiful women) who makes men loose their self-control. The regulation of these instincts is necessary for the sake of social order (Mernissi‚ 27-31). There are two kinds of societies that regulate sexual instincts: the Western‚
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REFLECTION OF APPENDIX ON CARMEN In this essay‚ I will discuss how Prosper Merimee’s mode of thought in appendix is reflected and the way the characters are demonstrated according to appendix in “Carmen”. The final chapter of the story “Carmen”‚ which is about the history‚ life style‚ Romany language‚ exclusive relationship manners and physical characteristics of the race called Gypsies‚ is added later to the story depending upon the point of view of the narrator. Thus‚ an ethnographic research
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS: Explanation‚ Analysis‚ Interpretation | Metho DrinkerUnder the death of winter’s leaves he lies who cried to Nothing and the terrible night to be his home and bread. "O take from me the weight and waterfall ceaseless Time that batters down my weakness; the knives of light whose thrust I cannot turn; the cruelty of human eyes that dare not touch nor pity." Under the worn leaves of the winter city safe in the house of Nothing now he lies. His white and burning girl‚ his woman
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of the film. In Kill Bill’s poster the main character is Uma Thurman as in Pulp Fiction. She is holding a katana and in Pulp fiction she can be seen with a gun. The fact that in both posters‚ the main character is holding a weapon‚ gives her a “femme fatale” style. 6 INTERPRETATION My personal interpretation will be divided in two sections. The first section will be focused on the interpretation of the main character and the details will be interpreted in the second section. The main
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In The Monstrous-Feminine Barbara Creed introduces a revolutionary view of the representation of female characters in literary work of arts by attempting to challenge the notion that women are rather victims than terrifying‚ independent and self-conscious protagonists. That is why‚ in the focus of the book‚ there are those female figures who are not willing to be victimized but dare to fight for themselves‚ hence they do not need the help of strong masculine figures. The writer applies psychoanalytic
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Cleopatra’s Wiles Mother‚ lover‚ warrior‚ femme-fatale. Mother of a country‚ lover of all that brings beauty‚ warrior of the state‚ femme-fatale over all men; this was Cleopatra Queen of the Nile. Cleopatra’s intelligence‚ wit and beauty are still remembered and written about to this day. Born a Greek‚ Cleopatra adapted to the Egyptian ways and even learnt their native tongue‚ a feat which had not been ccomplished since the Ptolemies had first ruled. Although not a "true Egyptian"‚ she utilized
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