Joseph Kupfer (USA Iowa State University)

Con Artists in Cinema

Self-Knowledge, Female Power, and Love

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the con artist film as a genre, exploring its main features while also addressing variations within it.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Focus on Film Studies
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 102
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 142g
• ISBN-13: 9781032428468
• ISBN-10: 1032428465
• Artikelnr.: 72111840

Autorenporträt

Joseph H. Kupfer is University Professor of Philosophy at Iowa State University, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1, Con Artist's Comeuppance and Cure: Matchstick Men
2. Revenge and Self-Knowledge: House of Games
3. The Femme Fatale as Con Artist: Body Heat
4. Improvising on the Run: The Last Seduction
5. Con Game as Prelude to Love: Birthday Girl
6. The Game of Brotherly Love
Index