Manuel Puig & Kiss of the Spider Woman 
In the
film of Manuel Puig's novel Kiss of the Spider
Woman, two men share a cell in a Buenos Aires prison. One is Molina, a homosexual ....
(1974
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Ridley Scott's Film, GI Jane
.... Of course, Molly Haskell suggests that this would be an advance from the idea of the "
woman's film," which she calls a "damning comment on the relations ....
(1621
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Women in Film
.... identity of her own if she gets too close to one-knowing full well the man's existence will swallow up her autonomy as
woman, "Some of the
film's best moments ....
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Film Genres of Alfred Hitchcock
.... who she is. This is a
film about identity, and the opening sequence shows this
woman changing her identity. Except for the angry ....
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Japanese Characters in Film: The Cheat, Sayonara and Rising Sun
.... If Edith Hardy represents the New
Woman and her husband Richard the New Capitalist, the Japanese villain (who became Burmese in the
film) is always the "other ....
(2423
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Film Noir
.... social setting is through a
woman. However, in the
film noir, the
woman is often a trap of some sort. Often this means that she is ....
(1658
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African-Americans in Film
.... In Peerce's
film a white
woman marries a black man which prompts her outraged first husband to sue for (and win) custody of their daughter. ....
(3302
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Kiss of the Spider Woman & Name of the Rose
.... the novel. In the
film of Manuel Puig's novel Kiss of the Spider
Woman, two men share a cell in a Buenos Aires prison. One is Molina ....
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Film Noir Film Genre
.... In a number of films, Hitchcock also uses a variation on the femme fatale that is so common in the
film noir, the
woman who acts as a lure and who proves to be ....
(1952
8
)
The film Waiting to Exhale (1995), directed by Fo
.... other women representing different aspects of the mature contemporary African-American
woman. Savannah is the first of the four we meet in the
film, and she is ....
(1726
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Rosemary's Baby, Citizen Kane: Film Papers
.... Grierson (2008) is one critic who refers to the innocence factor in the
film in his one sentence summary of the
film's plot: "An innocent
woman whose career ....
(4607
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FILM NOIR
.... "In this
film Crawford plays Louise Howell , a schizophrenic
woman, nurse by profession, who is obsessively in love with a scoundrel she eventually murders ....
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Film Synopses & Dialogue
.... In an attempt to apologize for her behavior, she unexpectedly catches her "gay" friend in bed with another
woman. DIALOGUE:
FILM No. ....
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Film and the Novels of Jane Austen
.... been to the movies in the past few years has probably seen a
film adapted from .... novels, for a family's wealth had a direct impact on a young
woman's ability to ....
(2507
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Film and Aesthetics
.... Aesthetically, Ratchett was a
woman of the human race, yet she was in charge of .... Aesthetically in this
film, the audience is allowed to witness just how well ....
(1623
6
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Honor in Chinese Society as Demonstrated Through Film
.... Honor translates more closely to the term loyalty in this
film and rulership has no .... She was regularly quoted as pointing out that a
woman's only concern was to ....
(2659
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Jane Campion's film The Piano
.... said he likes silent women, and this is telling in the context of the
film--she is .... If he wants only a compliant
woman who serves his needs, he will find she is ....
(3502
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The Detective/Mystery Film
.... the course of the
film, this becomes more apparent as we see how he has been fooled, but in any case he has been charged with protecting a
woman who apparently ....
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Issues in the Film Desert Hearts
.... new status she will again be a displaced person, the lonely career
woman without a .... all she surveys has not penetrated her alcoholic haze as the
film opens; the ....
(2202
9
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In the film El Norte (Gregory Nava, 1983), the di
.... in a magazine, specifically kitchens that look wonderful to this young
woman who has .... The second section of the
film is labeled "El Coyote," and here the two ....
(1449
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Latin American Literature & Film
.... The old
woman on the train repeatedly begs for help with a story about how a "well .... The characters in Bu¦uel's
film live in a world that is overshadowed by the ....
(1663
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Dorothy Day Film, Entertaining Angels
.... The
film is at its best when it portrays the early life of Day, a
woman who drank heavily, chain-smoked, had affairs and an illegal abortion, and who actively ....
(1264
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The 1985 film The Trip to Bountiful
The
film thus illuminates much of what is written in the literature on these subjects .... The young
woman she meets on the bus is the sort of young
woman she wishes ....
(802
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Point Break as Male Fantasy Film
.... type in "Sleepless in Seattle." In sum, because "Point Break" is directed by a
woman, it is quite possible that Bigelow crafted this male fantasy
film based on ....
(736
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Sacred Representation in Modern Film Chris Art
.... Another controversial element in the
film is that the female protagonist is said to be .... Mary, who was born without original sin - and God is a
woman (Greeley 22 ....
(2668
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Film Noir-Femme Fatale
.... kind of threat An alluring, sassy, independent and usually dangerous
woman (who often .... of insecurity, betrayal, or being trapped Required for pure
film noir: NO ....
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Sacred Representation in Modern Film Chris Art
.... Another controversial element in the
film is that the female protagonist is said to be .... Mary, who was born without original sin - and God is a
woman (Greeley 22 ....
(2674
11
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Film Noir as a Cinematic Style
.... In order to examine the mise-en-scene of this
film, a description of the .... he tells his sweet, nightclub singer girlfriend Mary (Gene Tierney), a
woman with whom ....
(1150
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GI Jane (1997)
.... Of course, Molly Haskell suggests that this would be an advance from the idea of the "
woman's film," which she calls a "damning comment on the relations ....
(1621
6
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Dracula Film & Novel
.... The men in the novel and
film who try to save Mina's soul are portrayed as being insecure when it comes to a strong, sexually alluring
woman. ....
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