It is arguable that women live in a “man’s world”. Women, it might also be argued, possess certain physical attributes of appeal to men that allow them considerable advantage under some circumstances. Such attributes coupled with certain behavioral subtleties often lay bare men’s weaknesses to a point where they seem compelled to act irrationally to gain favor with the object of their passion. Such is the foundation ofthe femme fatale character of film noir and one of its most enduring characterizations in the film, Double Indemnity. Through the mixed use of mis-en-scene, sensual dialogue and the sort of cinematography meant
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