Representing Elena Cermaria, Floris Duijvestein, Sara Koning, Van Lonesome
Screening the Femme Fatale (2017)
Femme Fatale Film Festival December 2017 Filmhuis Lumen (Delft): The Strange Love of Martha Ivers en The Big Sleep November 2017 Filmhuis Lumen (Delft): Gilda en Scarlet Street September 2017 Het Kijkhuis (Leiden) Scarlet Street, Gun Crazy en Sunset Boulevard June 2017 Cacaofabriek (Helmond) o.a. Out of the Past, Sunset Boulevard en Chinatown May 2017 Het…
Feminine Beauty in The Passage (2016)
Exhibition Dates: Femme Fatale (March 9 to April 3 2016) In Bloom (April 6 to 27 2016) Submission (April 30 to May 22 2016) Sirens & Satyrs (May 25 to June 15 2016) Night (June 18 to July 10 2016) Death and the Maiden (July 13 to August 3 2016)
In Bloom (2015)
2nd of May – 14 of June 2015 Catalog
Opening Year (2014)
NRC recensie
The Fatal Fantasy (Introduction)
The Femme Fatale archetype has her footprints all over culture, throughout history. From ancient mythology to todays videogames. And the Film Noir version of the Femme Fatale is a specialized, socially relevant and easily identifiable class. The six fatal women I chose to write about belong in a time frame and to a specific genre,…
Darkness Descends (Double Indemnity, 1944)
For the Femme Fatale distance and intimacy are very potent weapons. When used interchangeably, and in nonsensical order, it bestows upon her the power to confuse and bewilder her victim. Add on an intoxicating dose of gutsy sex appeal, and we have a drug so powerful it will floor even the most hardboiled of men. …
The Black Cat (The Killers, 1946)
To watch the leading lady in a Film Noir is to observe a cat stalk its way through the story in which she singles out one victim, and unswervingly goes in for the merciless kill. Throughout ‘The Killers’ plenty of cute clues are dropped about Kitty’s catlike nature. Her embodiment of a seductive cat is…
The Call of the Siren (Out of the Past, 1947) Part 1
Not only is classic Film Noir literally shot in sharp contrasts of black and white, one of a Noir’s most vital characteristics is it’s propensity for playing with polarity. On top of unexcelled Film Noir cinematography, Out of the Past’s visual language and dialogues are very telling. Little truths about character and destination are disclosed…
The Call of the Siren (Out of the Past, 1947) part 2
It is former acquaintance Joe who has found his way into the town where Jeff has been building his new, respectable life. Joe has come on behalf of Whit Sterling, a dubious businessman looking to rehire Jeff on a very personal, particular case. Jeff’s first reaction is reluctant, but then he decides to go. He…
Scratch When It Itches (The Big Sleep, 1946)
When private detective Philip Marlowe first enters the mansion of his new client Mr. Sternwood (an older man hiring him to look into a blackmailing case that might have something to do with one or two of his wanton daughters), he walks into daughter one, Carmen. Who, after coyly inspecting him, greets him teasingly: “you…
Wild Animals (Gun Crazy, 1950)
The Femme Fatale is exceptional at making it appear as if she is the one that’s being pursued. Meanwhile, it was her plan all along… This cunning creature observes, plots and schemes in order to secure her position. Once she has picked her prey she determines her strategy based on their characteristics. Your weakness is…