One of the fatale phenomena’s is Joan Bennett, best known for her seductive and manipulative character in films such as Scarlet Street, Woman in The Window and The Woman on The Beach. What made Joan such a significant femme fatale was not only her acting career but also her personal life. She got married twice and was also a part of a shooting scandal, with so much drama in her life, viewers couldn’t help but watch her glamorous Hollywood movies. In the clip below, you can see classic acting of a femme fatale. Joan sits back like a guy, with her arms over the chair, presenting herself in a more masculine light, however she intends to seduce him by speaking in a soft voice at points, and lighting her cigarette which of course is a key iconography of the femme fatale as it is a phallic symbol. Towards the end of the clip, you see the male character chasing after Joan’s character, as he asks her when he’ll see her next and broadly smiles as he watches her walk in. Shots like these show a reversal of power, as Joan walks in very casually as she bluntly speaks to him with her back towards him. There are shots were we prominently see her open her eyes wider, and somewhat flutter her eyelashes, which has always been known a way in which women get what they want.
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