Con Artists in Cinema

ISBN-13: 9781032421872 / Twarda / 2023 / 128 str.

Joseph Kupfer

Opis

This book examines the con artist film as a genre, exploring its main features while also addressing variations within it.

　

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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