Femmes Fatales

Deadly dames and murderous man-eaters

Reviews:

• Laura: A detective’s obsession with a dead woman
• Baby Face: Barbara Stanwyck seduces her way up
• Gun Crazy: Deadly is the female in a man’s world
• Zift: A Gilda-inspired Bulgarian neo-femme fatale
• Les Diaboliques: A murderous female double act
• The Killers: Stoic Burt Lancaster undone by dangerous Ava Gardner
• Female Convict Scorpion: The scourge of male authority
• Sex and Fury: Gambling, sword-fighting female yakuza

Articles:

• 'Suck My Dick': The female action hero
• Bad Girls: Irma Vep, Lulu, Bonnie Parker, Tura Satana and friends

Comic Strip Review:

• Falling: The Allure of the Femme Fatale in the World of David Lynch

Reel Sounds:

• Do you like jive? Robert Siodmak’s Phantom Lady

Alter Ego:

• Author of The Whores' Asylum Katy Darby is The Last Seduction's Bridget Gregory

Radio:

• Deadly Angel Faces: Writer and filmmaker Nicola Woodham and former Plan B editor and musician Frances Morgan discuss femmes fatales, including the heroines of Laura (1944), Baby Face (1933) and Gun Crazy (1950), with Virginie Sélavy. I’m Ready For My Close-Up, Resonance 104.4 FM, Friday 17 February, 5-5:30pm.

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Illustration by T. Davidsohn