Writing 39B January 20‚ 2013 Unconventional Conventional Women: Chandler’s Femme Fatales The Sternwood sisters‚ Vivian and Carmen‚ depict themselves as being the ultimate femme fatales in Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep. A femme fatale is an attractive and seductive woman‚ especially one who will ultimately bring disaster to a man who becomes romantically involved with her (“TV Tropes Femme Fatale”). While both women possess the attractive and seductive characteristics‚ they fail to become involved
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Blade Runner- Film Noir Technique Christine Groom Stuart 9/22/10 Debate rages over the definition of what constitutes a Film Noir. The consensus seems to center on the time period in which noir films were created which is early 1940’s through late 1950’s. It was an era of film making that used low budget sets‚ light and dark elements of lighting‚ altered space (sparse)‚ and sharp photographic focus shot at odd angles. Scripts were often based on pulp novels from the 1930’s. The protagonist
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Starting out with a mere case about a blackmail situation‚ Marlowe‚ the detective‚ ends up solving a bigger case about the death of Rusty Regan and learns the deeper and scarier truth about human nature and desires. Chandler’s The Big Sleep portrays ambitious characters committing real crimes that are mentioned in the article “The Simple Art of Murder”. According to Chandler‚ good detective fiction comprises of real life situations. Chandler tried to fabricate a realistic situation so that the novel
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the style of films created in the early 1920s‚ but as a “generic term for most of the art cinema of the Weimar Republic in Germany‚ and beyond Germany‚ echoing down film history across the periods and genres‚ turning up in the description of Universal horror films of the 1930s and film noir of the 1940s.” The influence that Elsaesser is referring to is of great importance to both film noir and horror films. This influence can be seen simply through looking at Robert Wiene’s exemplary film‚ The Cabinet
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In Raymond Chandler’s‚ The Big Sleep‚ he illustrates a clear tension between detectives and cops. Marlowe‚ an investigator is often challenged by factors not in his case such as resistance from local police. Marlowe says on many occasions that the law was corrupt. He explains how easily a “copper” could be bribed or persuaded and justice could be easily pushed to the side. In this case‚ he was right! The police of the city had been involved in many cases in which the facts had been hidden or slightly
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Big Fish is a visually appeasing film that will capture its audiences with its witty and fun-loving characters‚ fairytale-esque plotline‚ and relatable conflict that will have everyone reaching for the phone and dialling their father’s numbers. The film is brought to life by director Tim Burton‚ who is known for Edward Scissorhands‚ The Nightmare Before Christmas‚ and BeetleJuice. Burton is known for his big ideas with dark and almost frightening visuals‚ but Burton shows just how versatile he
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The Postman Always Rings Twice as Film Noir Tony Garnett’s The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) seems a quintessential film noir. The title suggests a fateful conclusion for the two main characters—a flawed drifter named Frank (John Garfield) and his restless female conspirator‚ Cora (Lana Turner). Garnett’s crime drama is crafted with the stylish devices usually characteristic of the film noir genre—low-key lighting; a flawed‚ inept hero; and an archetypal femme fatale. Certain
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economic‚ ecological‚ and ideological life that either promote or inhibit the conversion of money into more money” (page 39). This quote from Richard Robbins‚ Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism‚ defines how “the black box” works. The film The Big Sellout is a good visualization of the black box. Robbins portrays the functioning of capitalism as a black box into which investors put money‚ and except to receive more money. A major attribute of capitalism is that money can be used to create
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strength and competence‚ traits previously emphasized primarily in men. As woman’s role in society broadened‚ new visions of attractiveness developed to accommodate this unprecedented aspect of femininity. Henry Hawk’s portrayal of women in The Big Sleep (Warner Brothers‚ 1946) highlights these changes in social construction of female sexuality and appeal in the context of a male dominated society. To analyze the impact of women in the picture‚ one must examine Philip Marlowe‚ the hero and epitome
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Essay #1 “The Big Sleep” a novel by Raymond Chandler‚ presents Philip Marlowe a quintessential private‚ who is hired by the General to “rid of” the persona behind blackmail letters. During his investigation Marlowe reveals the corruption with each source of information. Marlowe notices a pattern of city officials getting away with petty crimes. After hundreds of pages later‚ Marlowe is yet to be done with his investigation‚ when the General asks for trace on Rusty Regan. Although Marlowe is a trustworthy
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