1st Edition
Con Artists in Cinema Self-Knowledge, Female Power, and Love
By Joseph Kupfer
Copyright 2024
100 Pages
by
Routledge
100 Pages
by
Routledge
100 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the con artist film as a genre, exploring its main features while also addressing variations within it.
The 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 Matchstick Men (2003), House of Games (1987),... Read more
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
Biography
Joseph H. Kupfer is University Professor of Philosophy at Iowa State University, USA
