![]() ![]() Through a diachronic approach based on sociological and historical facts, this article proposes to consider how female-driven gambling films may offer a possibility for female lead actors to reclaim the ‘male gaze’ and somehow reestablish a form of gender equality by portraying tough, smart, pragmatic women in a traditionally masculine environment. ![]() Conversely, in gambling films featuring women in lead roles, actors are more likely to embody addicts ( The Lady Gambles, Even Money ), entrepreneurs/professionals ( Atlantic City, Molly’s Game ) and - more rarely - professional gamblers ( Gambling Lady ), thus contesting the masculine hegemony usually at play in this type of film. As a rule, gambling movies, regardless of their genre, are male-driven films, leaving only secondary parts to female protagonists who usually fall into three categories: good luck charms/helpers ( The Cooler, 21 ), trouble-makers ( Casino, Gilda ) or purveyors of moral standards ( Rounders, The Cincinnati Kid ). A metaphorical expression of the myth of the American Dream, gambling - institutionalized in casinos or illegal in underground circles - soon became a fixture of masculine film genres such as westerns and gangster films. ![]()
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