Femme fatale

Unexpectedly, Jennifer Johnson Cano appeared to be a good fit for the role, both in beauty and voice, though not ethnicity. Her gift in performance was clear in her commanding presence upon the stage and she was quite appropriate for the role of the femme fatale. Aided by theatrical elements and her role, it was clear the audience could not take their eyes off of her when she was on the stage. At times, she also appeared to be the best female singer, with her full, mezzo-soprano voice. To my…

The Hippie era has come to end and the days of self awareness have arrived. Instead of focusing on love to all, many Americans were indulging in their own self pleasure. According to Alfred Kinsey’s research,” Americans sexual behavior deviated from their widely accepted norms” (Escoffier 1). Wilhelm Reich added to Kinsey’s research with the remark that he, “believed sexual repression overwhelmingly distorted psychological development “(Escoffier 1). To further societies receptivity of…

The documentary, Miss Representation, focuses on the stereotypical images of women in the media, and the society that creates them. The title itself shows how women specifically are misrepresented in weight, age, and more within popular media. The media solely represents young, thin, scantily clad women so as to become an object of sexual desire and to keep women from having any other power in society. Women who do not portray these sexualized features and traits are purposefully kept out of the…

Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window is a suspenseful thriller that keeps the viewer guessing up until the closing scenes of the movie. This movie is about a photographer named Jeff Jefferies (James Stewart) that is unfortunately confined to his apartment due to a broken leg. He spends his free time observing his neighbors out the rear window in his apartment. The only relief from voyeurism he has every day is when Stella (Thelma Ritter) the insurance company nurse comes over to massage his back and…

There are many examples that could prove that: Scarface, The Public Enemy, Quick Millions (1931) etc. (236). But there is a twist to that archetype after World War 2, when molls become femme fatales and with the resurrection of the gangster genre, they receive more depth since they have become a combination of all the previous variations of female characters. Shadoian said that these manipulative women of the noir period seem to be cursed…

Akira McKinzie Films or Moral Struggle Professor Al Auster Spring 2015 Jules Et Jim Jules et Jim, a French New Wave film relies heavily on camera movements to supply elements of the New Wave aesthetic. The story is about two men, Jules and Jim, one from Austria, the other from France, who become lifelong friends after they meet in Paris 1912. They travel, take in art, and even share the women they court, until they meet Catherine. They both fall in love with her, but the impulsive Catherine…

mid-shot implies he is less out-of place here, more of an equal with Mr. Robinson. It is reminiscent of a Film Noir, chiaroscuro lighting, cigar smoke and a rainy night, suggest that these two men are flawed male protagonists while, Mrs. Robinson, the Femme Fatale drives the plot. In regard to performance elements, Hoffman 's eyes are motionless, suggesting a kind of certainty that Ben lacked earlier. The editing and pace is much slower than the inciting incident; implying that Ben wants it to…

Devil in a Blue Dress, by Walter Mosley, focuses on the racial inequality and police corruption in Los Angeles after post-war’II in the 1940s. The main character, Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins, is a WWII veteran who is asked by a rich white man, DeWitt Albright, to find a white woman who has gone missing. Along the way, Easy struggles with race issues from police targeting him about several murders throughout his investigation. The novel was published in 1990 and five years later turned into a movie,…

Sometimes you dream of your future, and it 's beautiful, but we question our self what happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? In particular the novel, The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor explains to readers about seven black women who live life in Brewster Place by confronting…

From the Mattel toy models that young little girls admired on shelves of toy stores and human doll transformations videos that are popular on the internet, Barbie and many other plastic heroines have made a huge influence on today’s modern women. Marge Piercy’s poem, “Barbie Doll”, explores the awkward obstacles of puberty and the pressures of reaching the standards of beauty and acceptance. This story of a young normal girl being conformed into the lifestyle of being “perfect” is a true…