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“Fallen Woman” Prostitute Narratives in the Cinema

Uploaded 12 November 1999 In the representation of the female prostitute in the cinema, the earliest archetypal narratives to emerge are those of the fallen woman and the white slave. While the white slave films, tracing the fate of the innocent young woman lured into forced prostitution by unscrupulous procurers (or rescued in the nick of time), have received considerable …

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