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Femme Fatale is a 2002 erotic thriller film [2] [3] written and directed by Brian De Palma. The film stars Antonio Banderas and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. It was screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. [4] Upon its release, Femme Fatale received mixed reviews from film critics and became a box office flop.
The film, considered a classic example of film noir, showcases the distinctive features of the genre: the femme fatale, an alienated and tragic antihero figure and a mutual plot against the female character's husband. The story is narrated by the antihero in the form of a voiceover recollection of events past.
That makes the incredibly destructive force Chastain depicts in “Dreams” — who could be read as an incorrigible hypocrite or a dangerously self-delusional femme fatale — an edgy choice for ...
The Last Seduction has gained a cult following over time, and its main character, Bridget Gregory, has been recognized as one of the most iconic femme fatales. [6] [7] [8] In 2019, the British Film Institute included the movie, along with Gone Girl and Death Becomes Her, in a program dedicated to exploring "wickedly compelling female characters ...
Watching the Detectives is a 2007 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Paul Soter.The film stars Cillian Murphy as the film geek owner of an independent video rental store whose life is turned upside down when a femme fatale comes into his life.
Its complex, fatalistic storyline, dark cinematography, and classic femme fatale garnered the film critical acclaim and cult status. [1] In 1991, the National Film Preservation Board at the Library of Congress added Out of the Past to the United States National Film Registry of “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” films.
Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping's feature-length debut Femme is both a movie of our moment and wildly overdue. A savage deconstruction of the forms of drag we all wear when we walk out the door ...
Certain filmmakers and actors are associated with the genre. [2] Brian De Palma helped usher in the classic period of the genre with films Dressed to Kill and Body Double, [2] and directed Femme Fatale and Passion later in his career.