«And Lord our God slew him by the
hand of a woman» (Old Testament,
Judith, 13: 15–16).
Or, Holofernes, with his judgement
clouded by wine, not being able to have
intimate relations with Judith, he neglects
the woman for the sake of alcohol. And
in this, Freud (idolized by Cocteau)
perceives a special connotation, describing
the female Judith complex.
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