The Masquerade in Film
Psychoanalysis and Feminism in Promising Young Woman
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Mary Ann Doane, Masquerade, Film, Femininity, Promising Young WomanAbstract
This paper presents the theory of the masquerade in film, as proposed by Mary Ann Doane, with the aim of investigating its relevance as a foundation for a method of feminist analysis aimed at the construction of the subjectivity of female characters in works of fiction. Based on the production design of the movie Promising Young Woman (2020), by Emerald Fennell, this paper seeks to discuss to what extent the protagonist uses her femininity as a masking artifact that, in its many variations, allows her to plan a process of revenge as a means of dealing with a traumatic experience of sexual abuse.
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