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ESSAY QUESTIONS

Australian contemporary film noir

Choosing a recent Australian film from those you've studied, discuss by reference to 1940s film noir, to what extent this Australian film qualifies as modern noir.

 

Femme fatale

With reference to film noir‘s elements of ‘fatalism’, ‘gender anxiety’ and ‘triangular structure’ (refer 'Introduction to film noir' essay), discuss the possible validity of an ‘homme fatale’.