as in siren
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
an actress who was often cast as cynical, sexy femmes fatales
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She’s been the damsel in distress (Dead Calm, Far and Away), the femme fatale (Moulin Rouge, The Human Stain), the unknowable ingenue (Birthday Girl, Dogville), the witch (Practical Magic, Bewitched).
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024
Sleek Single Braid Getty Images Getty Images Fall’s femme fatales are all steely glances and a single three-strand braid—the better to whip and tie, and well, whatever a femme fatale gets up to.
—Loren Savini, Allure, 3 Aug. 2024
Where earlier studio films noirs had often pinned the blame on lone offenders and femmes fatales, Towne indicted the entire system.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 July 2024
May God Forgive Me transforms its woman-in-trouble mystery of double-crossings, love triangles, and murder into a disillusioned reflection on the sweeping consequences of war and dictatorships, marked by a rare degree of sympathy for its femme fatale protagonist.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 1 July 2024
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024
Sleek Single Braid Getty Images Getty Images Fall’s femme fatales are all steely glances and a single three-strand braid—the better to whip and tie, and well, whatever a femme fatale gets up to.
—Loren Savini, Allure, 3 Aug. 2024
Where earlier studio films noirs had often pinned the blame on lone offenders and femmes fatales, Towne indicted the entire system.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 July 2024
May God Forgive Me transforms its woman-in-trouble mystery of double-crossings, love triangles, and murder into a disillusioned reflection on the sweeping consequences of war and dictatorships, marked by a rare degree of sympathy for its femme fatale protagonist.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 1 July 2024
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