>> 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. >> Examples: Jacqueline Bisset in *La Nuite Americaine,* Lena Horne >>in *Broadway Rhythm,* and Marlene Dietrich in *The Flame of New Orleans* (?). >> Thanks, > In fact, Truffaut does it quite often beginning with the statue in Jules and Jim and reversing it in Shoot the Piano Player where the waitress has a room full of posters of Charlie when she first takes him home with her. Gene Walz University of Manitoba ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]