Con Artists in Cinema

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Being A Con
Birthday Girl
Birthday Girl (2001)
Body Heat
Body Heat (1981)
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Classic Noir
Con Artist
con artist cinema
con artist film
con artist film and romance
con artist film genre
Con Game
Con Man
con men
con men and film
confidence men and cinema
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Devious
Double Indemnity
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ethics and cinema
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House of Games (1987)
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Matchstick Men
Matchstick Men (2003)
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Phyllis Dietrichson
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Russian Bride
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Sunny
The Game (1997)
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781032428468
  • Weight: 190g
  • Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 19 Dec 2024
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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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), Body Heat (1981), The Last Seduction (1994), Birthday Girl (2001), and The Game (1997), the book also explores their psychological investigation of the con artist figure, the con artist’s mark, and how the dynamic between these roles implicates us as the audience. It also addresses the con artist film genre’s close association with neo-noir, especially through the femme fatale figure, investigating and updating the rich tradition of noir film.

Demonstrating the range and flexibility of this understudied genre, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of film studies, ethics, and those studying the representation of women in film.

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