Representation and the femme fatale

All media texts are representations of reality.  Whether news stories represented according to the  journalists view of events or a screenwriter and director inventing a character.  Representation rather then actuality.

As creators of media texts are representing social groups and individuals they need to be careful of how they represent these groups to avoid offence.  MAny represenatations can be seen as problematic in the way they represnet the following;

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gender,  nationality, age, ethnicity, class/status, sexuality...

The narrative of the Spider and the Fly is used in film noir and the 'femme fatale' is a key figure. 


Watch this package which explains how to act like a film noir femme fatale

Watch this series of clips from film noirs which show how the femme fatale is framed and shot as well as the mise-en-scene used.

Watch this clip and analyse how the femme fatale has been represented and her relationships with other characters in the narrative

Watch this documentary about the development of the femme fatale