Ass-kicked by fate: Existential motifs in The Maltese Falcon
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Ellis, K. (2009) Ass-kicked by fate: Existential motifs in The Maltese Falcon. Australian Screen Education Online, 53 .
Abstract
This Film as Text by Katie Ellis looks at existential motifs in The Maltese Falcon. These motifs are a formal and stylistic tradition with recognisable tendencies and traits: the non-heroic hero, alienation, loneliness, threat of death, meaninglessness and chaos.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Publisher: | Australian Teachers of Media |
URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/9352 |
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