30/10/2010

Definition: Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale, French for deadly woman, is the term generally used to describe one of the archetypal female characters in Thriller and Film Noir movies, like the character of Anna in The Third Man. Femme Fatales tend to lure in men with their beauty and seduction, and into a gruesome demise, or danger. They tend never to show affection for the protagonist, and draw him into often fatal situations by driving him to obsession and irrationality.

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