{"product_id":"9781032428468-con-artists-in-cinema","title":"Con Artists in Cinema","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelf-Knowledge, Female Power, and Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the con artist film as a genre, exploring its main features while also addressing variations within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the con artist film as a genre, exploring its main features while also addressing variations within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume explores three diverse themes of the con artist film: edification, self-awareness, and liberation through con games; the femme fatale as con artist; and romantic love as a plot point. Analyzing movies such as \u003cem\u003eMatchstick Men\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), \u003cem\u003eHouse of Games\u003c\/em\u003e (1987), \u003cem\u003eBody Heat\u003c\/em\u003e (1981), \u003cem\u003eThe Last Seduction\u003c\/em\u003e (1994), \u003cem\u003eBirthday Girl\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), and \u003cem\u003eThe Game\u003c\/em\u003e (1997), the book also explores their psychological investigation of the con artist figure, the con artist’s mark, and how the dynamic between these roles implicates us as the audience. It also addresses the con artist film genre’s close association with neo-noir, especially through the femme fatale figure, investigating and updating the rich tradition of noir film. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDemonstrating the range and flexibility of this understudied genre, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of film studies, ethics, and those studying the representation of women in film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54859078238582,"sku":"9781032428468","price":23.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31784681.jpg?v=1734596018","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032428468-con-artists-in-cinema","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}