The femme fatale in the movies has held our attention since Hollywood's golden age but the archetype has evolved, say NPR staff in movies panel. Few film archetypes have been more adored or debated ...

And while this list is dominated by men, there are, of course, several femme fatale villains who steal the show in their respective films. For instance, Phyllis Dietrichson in Double Indemnity (1944) ...

The femme fatale has been a stock character across film genres. The term is defined as a seductive or alluring woman who either causes distress or disaster for any man who becomes involved with her.

Femme fatales have been around for a long time and continue to be an indelible figure in cinematic history, including in the upcoming Netflix film "Hit Man." The femme fatale is a figure that dates ...

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Few film archetypes have been more adored or debated than the femme fatale - beautiful, seductive, dangerous and cunning, like Barbara Stanwyck in "Double Indemnity"... (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "DOUBLE ...