what makes a femme fatale?

A femme fatale is a seductive female protagonist within a film who aims to maintain the dominant role, but always fails. The recurring themes of these characters inculdes them smoking, wearing trousers- to enable a manly edge in their lifestyle and they often cover their faces with large sunglasses- this adds to the mysterious ways of the character and causes enigma within the film and almost satisfies women as they get represented dominantly for some time atleast, before they die. Seductiveness seems to be the triumph within the character however leaqding to the downfall.

Femme Fatale is a 2002 French crime-thriller film directed by Brian De Palma. The film stars Rebecca Romijn as the femme fatale and Antonio Banderas. It was screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.

1. played Laure Ash / Lily Watts in the movie Femme Fatale
2. Also known for her role of Alexis Meade in the X-men films
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8bDOE5tgww

Ann Savage

1. February 19, 1921 – December 25, 2008
2. cigarette-puffing femme fatale in the critically-acclaimed film noir Detour (1945)
3. Savage died in her sleep on December 25, 2008
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ6IcQM7DBY

Brenda Marshall

1. September 29, 1915 – July 30, 1992
2. The Constant Nymph (1943), was her last movie before retirement
3. Marshall died from throat cancer in Palm Springs, California, aged 76
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_XIJm0_Wgc

Carole Landis

1. January 1, 1919 - July 5, 1948
2. Best known for her film One Billion BC in 1940
3. She died from ameobic dysentery, from conatminated foods and water
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAef2ET2AZw