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Exploring the femme fatale archetype, this book delves into the visual and narrative significance of women in classic film noir. With 400 illustrations, it highlights the diverse portrayals of these characters, from vulnerable torch singers to dangerous gun molls. Each representation reveals the complex dynamics of empowerment and victimization, showcasing how these women drive the doomed narratives central to the genre. The work serves as both an artistic celebration and critical analysis of the Fatal Woman's role in film noir.

Most moviegoers associate actor Robert De Niro with adjectives like intense, violent, streetwise, and brooding. It is an image that De Niro has carefully nurtured over the last fifty years of his career. He used gesture, voice, and, most importantly, his mesmerizing eyes to convey to the audience the disturbing emotions with which he imbued his characters, from his earliest films like Mean Streets through classic portraits of violent, disaffected men like Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver and Jake La Motta in Raging Bull to the maniacal father in Meet the Parents. For in De Niros world, art and reality are often indistinguishable. . Movie Icons is a series of photo books that feature the most famous personalities in the history of cinema. These 192-page books are visual biographies of the stars.

This series of photo books profiling the most famous personalities in the history of cinema contain approximately 150 high quality, enigmatic, and sumptuous portraits, colorful posters, rare film stills, candid shots, as well as essays and career highlights.

'Movie Icons' is a series of photo books that feature the most famous personalities in the history of cinema. These books are visual biographies of the stars. For each title, editor Paul Duncan has painstakingly selected approximately 150 high quality, enigmatic and sumptuous portraits.

Cinema of Obsession traces the history of obsessive love and erotic fixation. Seminal works of obsession, The Blue Angel, Peter Ibbetson, and Phantom of the Opera are seen as setting the groundwork for films that follow. The book defines and surveys examples of the explosive nature of amour fou, issues of male control (no matter how tenuous), and the fugitive couple - love on the run - in such films as Romeo and Juliet, Last Tango in Paris, Vertigo, Basic Instinct, and Wild at Heart. Male masochism is explored through film noirs, including Criss Cross, The Killers, Gilda, and The Postman Always Rings Twice. The book shifts gears in its finale and concentrates on the female gaze, films of female obsession: Jane Eyre, The Piano, The Lover, Fatal Attraction, and Vanilla Sky.

Humphrey Bogart is a legend and an icon whose magic has not dissipated with time. Bogart molded a wounded tough guy image over the decades of his career. This title offers his visual biography. It features 150 portraits, colorful posters and lobby cards, film stills, and photos.

Exploring the portrayal of female warriors in film and television, this book delves into the evolution of strong female characters from historical legends to contemporary icons. It examines how these representations reflect societal changes and feminist movements, highlighting the impact of warrior women on popular culture. Through critical analysis and engaging commentary, it celebrates the complexities and strengths of these characters, offering insights into their significance in modern storytelling and the ongoing quest for gender equality in media.

Black is beautiful Die "Schwarze Serie" der 1940er und 1950er, erhellend analysiert Dieses reich illustrierte Handbuch beginnt mit einem Überblick über den Film Noir und stellt seine zentralen Themen in Einzelkapiteln vor: Mord aus Liebe, korrupte Polizisten, Liebe ohne Chance, psychologisch fundierte Handlung etc. Für Laien wie für Kenner des Film Noir bietet dieser TASCHEN-Band alles Wissenswerte und fundierte Hintergrundinformationen zu den wichtigsten Spielfilmen des Genres. Darunter findet sich natürlich auch die inoffizielle "Top Ten" des klassischen Film Noir, nämlich Frau ohne Gewissen, Rattennest, Gefährliche Leidenschaft, Gewagtes Alibi, Umleitung, Ein einsamer Ort, Geheimagent T, Goldenes Gift, Schweigegeld für Liebesbriefe und Im Zeichen des Bösen.

The pictures in this text include production stills which illustrate the style and capture the impact of this atmospheric genre. The accompanying text explores the origins of noir and its history from the early 1940s up to the present day.'