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Fatal women

film

When women gain power, men get scared. You can see this in the mysterious, seductive and deadly femme fatale. The archetype can be traced from silent-era star..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Femme fatale [DVD]

France, 2002
Similarity: 74%

Fragile females

Similarity: 74%

Taking control

Similarity: 73%

Basic instinct (Captioned) (E)

United States, 1992
Similarity: 70%

Basic instinct (E)

United States, 1992
Similarity: 70%

Desire

Australia, 1992
Similarity: 70%

Gender avengers

Similarity: 69%

Woman as a flower = La Femme fleur

France, 1965
Similarity: 69%

Walk out with a goddess

Similarity: 69%

Hollywood remembers [sex goddesses]

United States, 1989
Similarity: 68%

Woman is

United States, 1973
Similarity: 68%

The Godmother of Blaxploitation 

Similarity: 68%

Women in mainstream cinema

Australia, 1992
Similarity: 68%

Seduction: the cruel woman

Germany (West), 1985
Similarity: 68%

Variety

United States, 1983
Similarity: 68%

Female vampire = La Comtesse noire [DVD] (E)

France, 1973
Similarity: 68%

In her words

Similarity: 68%

Occupied territory

United States, 1981
Similarity: 68%
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