Small Scale Research Project- Initial Ideas

For my Film coursework I have to create a Research Project and presentation on a focus film and two other films. Here are just my initial ideas on what I'm going to look at...

I'm thinking of researching Classic Film Noir- films such as Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps; Gilda; All About Eve; Brief Encounter and Laura.

Within this I'd like to look at the representation of women and the dynamics of female characters in these films- particularly the role of the Femme Fatale.

I'd like to research the effect the Second World War had on women in general and their changing roles and how this, in turn, was reflected in 1940s and 50s Film Noir.

Rita Hayworth: "They go to bed with Gilda, they wake up with me"

As well as the history, I'd also like to look at classic Noir actresses such as Rita Hayworth and how they played the Femme Fatales...