> films that present the female lead through an indexical >representation (obviously beyond the indexical representation of film >itself), or an iconic one, prior to her entrance onscreen. Hm... "indexical" --a new word for me. How about the classic film, "Laura." I believe that that is what the film is about --been a while since I've seen that one. If you wanted to give yourself a headache trying to stretch for it, you might try Hitchcock's "Vertigo". Sincerely, Mark Allen Xantherboy ****XANTHER ****http://www.directnet.com/~xanther/ ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]