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Understanding Women in James Bond Films. The Bond Creator. Ian Fleming (1908-1964). Some Works by Ian Fleming. The Bond Films. The Bond Films. The Bond Films. Scholarly Criticism about Bond. Kingsley Amis Umberto Eco Tara Brabazon John Belton to name a few…. Film and Reality.
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Understanding Women in James Bond Films
The Bond Creator Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Scholarly Criticism about Bond • Kingsley Amis • Umberto Eco • Tara Brabazon • John Belton • to name a few…
Film and Reality Nikita Khrushchov Blofeld
Honey to Jinx 1962 2002
Aki – Girl #1 Killed by poison meant for Bond
Helga Brandt – Girl #2 The poisonous lipstick was not a product placement
Kissy Suzuki – Girl #3 Pearl fisher helpmate at fake marriage
The Sacrificial Lamb Goldfinger: Jill Masterson becomes a “Golden Girl” Diamonds are Forever: Plenty O’Toole sinks to the bottom of a Las Vegas pool
Love interests Dr. No: Honey Rider on the beach On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: Teresa di Vicenzo, the only Mrs. James Bond
Anti-Bond Girls Goldeneye: Kenia Onatopp, skilled pilot and squeezer View to a Kill: May Day, genetic mutant
Turned Girls Live and Let Die: Solitaire with special gifts of vision Goldfinger: Pussy Galore, another type of pilot
“M” 1961 1999
Miss Moneypenny 1962 1995
Tiffany Case to… 1971’s Inept Sidekick
Dr. Jones and Jinx 1997 2002
Film Theorists • Jeremy Black • James Chapman • Laura Mulvey • Susan Kilburne
Jeremy Black The Black text, The Politics of James Bond
Kissy and Wai Lin 1997 1967
James Chapman The Chapman text, Licence to Thrill, the James Bond Films
60’s From Russia with Love (1963) Goldfinger (1964) Dr. No (1962) Thunderball (1965) You Only Live Twice (1967)
70’s Live and Let Die (1973) Diamonds are Forever (1971) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) The Spy who Loved Me (1977)
80’s For Your Eyes Only (1981) Octopussy (1983) Moonraker(1979) The Living Daylights (1987) A View to a Kill (1985)
90’s GoldenEye (1995) Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) Licence to Kill (1989) Die Another Day (2002) The World is Not Enough (1999)
The End JANE BOND, JANE BOND