From Irony to Narrative Crisis: Reconsidering the Femme Fatale in the Films of David Lynch

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From Irony to Narrative Crisis: Reconsidering the Femme Fatale in the Films of David Lynch

Written by Frida Beckman
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This article argues that the figure of the femme fatale, associated by feminist film critics with the epistemological drive of causal and patriarchal narrative, attains a progressive potential when portrayed through the complex narrative temporalities of David Lynch's Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, and Mulholland Drive

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Pages 21
Language Eng
Publisher University of Texas Press on behalf of the Society for Cinema & Media Studies
Published N/A
ISBN 36328859
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Frida Beckman is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Frida Beckman can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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