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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2019 16:44:47 GMT
Glenn Close, Fatal Attraction
Faye Dunaway, Chinatown
Ava Gardner, The Killers
Rita Hayworth, Gilda
Nicole Kidman, To Die For
Barbara Stanwyck, Double Indemnity
Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct
Gene Tierney, Leave Her to Heaven
Kathleen Turner, Body Heat
Lana Turner, The Postman Always Rings Twice
Share some of your picks!
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Post by TerryMontana on Jul 14, 2019 17:01:52 GMT
Liz Taylor, The Taming of the Shrew.
Lana Turner, The Postman Always Rings Twice
Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct
Monica Bellucci, Malena
Glenn Close, Fatal Attraction
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Faye Dunaway, Chinatown
Liz Taylor, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Kim Novak, Vertigo
Linda Fiorentino, The Last Seduction
Faye Dunaway, Network
Mary Astor, The Maltese Falcon
Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidential
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Post by eyebrowmorroco on Jul 14, 2019 17:04:03 GMT
Rebecca Pidgeon, The Spanish Prisoner
Virginia Madsen, The Hot Spot
Joan Bennett, Scarlet Street
Linda Fiorentino, Jade
Ida Lupino, They Drive By Night
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Post by Viced on Jul 14, 2019 17:11:21 GMT
1. Barbara Stanwyck, Double Indemnity
2. Linda Fiorentino, The Last Seduction
3. Jane Greer, Out of the Past
4. Jean Simmons, Angel Face
5. Ann Savage, Detour
6. Kim Novak, Vertigo
7. Nicole Kidman, To Die For
8. Faye Dunaway, Chinatown
9. Kathleen Turner, Body Heat
10. Peggy Cummins, Gun Crazy
11. Lizabeth Scott, Pitfall
12. Ann Blyth, Mildred Pierce
13. Ava Gardner, The Killers
14. Joan Bennett, Scarlet Street
15. Lana Turner, The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 14, 2019 17:17:34 GMT
The two greatest are Stanwyck (Double Indemnity) and Fiorentino (Last Seduction) because they know they are femme fatales and actually use humor to comment on it themselves. Two of the great scenes are below and I'd argue Evelyn Mulwray isn't really a femme fatale actually but rather Jake brings that all on himself but.........Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd is a femme fatale - not yet mentioned.
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Post by TerryMontana on Jul 14, 2019 17:51:56 GMT
Also Eva Marie Saint in North by Northwest.
(Maybe I give it a rewatch, actually...)
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Post by jimmalone on Jul 14, 2019 17:59:07 GMT
Can't believe nobody mentioned Lauren Bacall in The Big Sleep yet.
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Post by cherry68 on Jul 14, 2019 21:11:50 GMT
Anne Bancroft, The graduate.
Alida Valli, the Paradine case.
Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo belong here too.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Jul 14, 2019 21:55:32 GMT
I’m about to watch The Last Seduction for the first time right now thanks to this thread. Thanks.
Also, how bout a shoutout for Jessica Rabbit.
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Post by TerryMontana on Jul 14, 2019 21:59:11 GMT
I’m about to watch The Last Seduction for the first time right now thanks to this thread. Thanks. Also, how bout a shoutout for Jessica Rabbit.Not a real actress but definitely belongs in the list! |
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Post by notacrook on Aug 4, 2019 0:23:25 GMT
The femme fatale role is one of my favourites when done right. Many greats mentioned here, but my favourite two are:   |
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Post by pendragon on Aug 4, 2019 1:06:06 GMT
I can't believe no one's mentioned Hayworth in The Lady from Shanghai. Also, Laraine Day in The Locket, Gene Tierney in Laura (an arguable example) and Carrie-Anne Moss in Memento deserves mention.
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 9, 2020 14:48:16 GMT
I mentioned this performance in the Classic movie thread (and again in Great Performances thread) and I don't think this has ever been discussed by anyone else: Jean Gillie in Decoy (1946) - a very cheap, very nasty, must see noir with a batshit crazy plot and Gillie as an insanely evil (and joyously so) character. It's not a great movie but it's utterly unforgettable because of her Queen Bitch portrayal.  |
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Post by dadsburgers on Aug 9, 2020 16:03:42 GMT
I believe these would qualify:
Famke Jansenn as Xenia Onatopp in Goldeneye
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Velma Kelly in Chicago
Madonna as Breathless in Dick Tracy
Marion Cotillard as Mal in Inception
Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman in Batman Returns
Isabella Rossellini as Dorothy Vallens in Blue Velvet
Blake Lively as Emily Nelson in A Simple Favor
Alison Doody as Elsa in Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade
Alicia Vikander as Ava in Ex Machina
Amy Adams as Sydney in American Hustle
Scarlett Johansson as The Female in Under the Skin
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Post by Weaver Addict on Aug 13, 2020 2:39:04 GMT
The two greatest are Stanwyck (Double Indemnity) and Fiorentino (Last Seduction) because they know they are femme fatales and actually use humor to comment on it themselves. Two of the great scenes are below and I'd argue Evelyn Mulwray isn't really a femme fatale actually but rather Jake brings that all on himself but.........Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd is a femme fatale - not yet mentioned. Stanwyck is all time great but its Fiorentino who hits it outta the park for me. With her semi Veronica Lake hair and that ball busting attitude, she not only took Berg for a ride but me as well. Well worth it. Peter Berg: You're not from around here. Fiorentino: Fuck off. You've been warned. |
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Post by avnermoriarti on Aug 18, 2020 15:38:25 GMT
Joan Bennett in Scarlet Street, a very particularly cruel femme fatale... she's the best  |
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