Femmes Fatales: Bad is better (Movie montage)
- 11 years ago
My tribute to my favorite femmes fatales in cinema (70 films). Edited in 2008.
MUSIC (in order of appearance):
- "Minnie the Moocher" by the Blues Brothers,
- "Nature boy" by Miles Davis,
- "Baby did a bad bad thing" by Chris Isaak,
- Several tracks from the score of "Dangerous Liaisons" by George Fenton, the score of "Basic instinct" by Jerry Goldsmith and the score of "U Turn" by Ennio Morricone,
- "Something wicked this way comes" by Barry Adamson.
Here you'll see the most evil, conniving women in cinema history; some pretty girls that can't tell the difference between right and wrong; a lot of mysterious, cold ladies that have a bad smoking habit; and other dangerous creatures, not necessarily bad, but the kind of woman that can manipulate a man without him realizing (some slightly crazier ladies like Kathy Bates in "Misery" or Glenn Close in "Fatal attraction" are not here, they're in my video "Hell hath no fury").
- Brigitte Helm in "Metropolis" (1927)
- Marlene Dietrich in "Der blaue engel" (1933)
- Mae West in "I'm no angel" (1933)
- Mary Astor in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941)
- Barbara Stanwyck in "Double indemnity" (1944)
- Gene Tierney as "Laura" (1944)
- Lauren Bacall in "To have and have not" (1944)
- Rita Hayworth as "Gilda" (1946)
- Lana Turner in "The postman always rings twice" (1946)
- Lauren Bacall in "The big sleep" (1946)
- Rita Hayworth in "The Lady from Shanghai" (1947)
- Jean Simmons in "Angel face" (1952)
- Simone Signoret in "Les diaboliques" (1955)
- Kim Novak in "Vertigo" (1958)
- Sue Lyon as "Lolita" (1962)
- Faye Dunaway in "Chinatown" (1974)
- Kathleen Turner in "Body heat" (1981)
- Jessica Lange in "The postman always rings twice" (1981)
- Nastassja Kinski in "Cat people" (1982)
- Sean Young in "Blade Runner" (1982)
- Daryl Hannah in "Blade Runner" (1982)
- Catherine Deneuve in "The Hunger" (1983)
- Anjelica Huston in "Prizzi's Honor" (1985)
- Isabella Rossellini in "Blue Velvet" (1986)
- Cathy Tyson in "Mona Lisa" (1986)
- Theresa Russell in "Black Widow" (1987)
- Jamie Lee Curtis in "A fish named Wanda" (1988)
- Kathleen Turner in "Who framed Roger Rabbit" (1988)
- Glenn Close in "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988)
- Alison Doody in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989)
- Madonna in "Dick Tracy" (1990)
- Marcia Gay Harden in "Miller's Crossing" (1990)
- Virginia Madsen in "The hot spot" (1990)
- Uma Thurman in "Final analysis" (1992)
- Sharon Stone in "Basic instinct" (1992)
- Drew Barrymore as "Posion Ivy" (1992)
- Mia Kirshner in "Exotica" (1994)
- Madeleine Stowe in "China Moon" (1994)
- Linda Fiorentino in "The last seduction" (1994)
- Nicole Kidman in "To die for" (1995)
- Famke Jansen in "Goldeneye" (1995)
- Juliette Lewis in "Strange days" (1995)
- Jennifer Beals in "Devil in a blue dress" (1995)
- Jennifer Tilly in "Bound" (1996)
- Patricia Arquette in "The Lost Highway" (1997)
- Jennifer López in "U Turn" (1997)
- Kim Basinger in "L.A.Confidential" (1997)
- Connie Nielsen in "The Devil's advocate" (1997)
- Susan Sarandon in "Twilight" (1998)
- Embeth Davidtz in "The gingerbread man" (1998)
- Helena Bonham Carter in "Fight Club" (1999)
- Lena Olin in "The ninth gate" (1999)
- Nicole Kidman in "Eyes wide shut" (1999)
- Sophie Marceau in "The world is not enough" (1999)
- Catherine Keener in "Being John Malkovich" (1999)
- Carrie Anne Moss in "Memento" (2000)
- Halle Berry in "Swordfish" (2001)
- Laura Harring in "Mulholland Dr." (2001)
- Jennifer Garner in "Catch me if you can" (2002)
- Rebecca Romijn in "Femme Fatale" (2002)
- Catherine Zeta Jones in "Intolerable cruelty" (2003)
- Ludivine Sagnier in "Swimming Pool" (2003)
- Robin Wright in "The singing detective" (2003)
- Connie Nielsen in "The ice harvest" (2005)
- Scarlett Johansson in "Match Point" (2005)
- Nora Zehetner in "Brick" (2005)
- Marley Shelton in "Sin City" (2005)
- Eva Green in "Casino Royale" (2006)
- Cate Blanchett in "The good German" (2006)
And these are some movies I really wanted to include but finally discarded for editing reasons (my priority as a video editor is the evolution of the montage to a climax, and these movies, despite being great, couldn't help me get there): The Big Lebowski, Cat people (1942), Johnny Handsome, Leave her to heaven, Mulholland Falls, Munich, The Blue Dahlia, The graduate, The Sting, The Glass Key, The Grifters, Detour, Shattered.
Movies I left out on purpose: De Palma's "Black Dahlia" cause I think it's awful; "Cruel intentions" cause it's a lousy remake; and "Niagara", cause it didn't feel right to mix sweet Marilyn with all these evil ladies.
MUSIC (in order of appearance):
- "Minnie the Moocher" by the Blues Brothers,
- "Nature boy" by Miles Davis,
- "Baby did a bad bad thing" by Chris Isaak,
- Several tracks from the score of "Dangerous Liaisons" by George Fenton, the score of "Basic instinct" by Jerry Goldsmith and the score of "U Turn" by Ennio Morricone,
- "Something wicked this way comes" by Barry Adamson.
Here you'll see the most evil, conniving women in cinema history; some pretty girls that can't tell the difference between right and wrong; a lot of mysterious, cold ladies that have a bad smoking habit; and other dangerous creatures, not necessarily bad, but the kind of woman that can manipulate a man without him realizing (some slightly crazier ladies like Kathy Bates in "Misery" or Glenn Close in "Fatal attraction" are not here, they're in my video "Hell hath no fury").
- Brigitte Helm in "Metropolis" (1927)
- Marlene Dietrich in "Der blaue engel" (1933)
- Mae West in "I'm no angel" (1933)
- Mary Astor in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941)
- Barbara Stanwyck in "Double indemnity" (1944)
- Gene Tierney as "Laura" (1944)
- Lauren Bacall in "To have and have not" (1944)
- Rita Hayworth as "Gilda" (1946)
- Lana Turner in "The postman always rings twice" (1946)
- Lauren Bacall in "The big sleep" (1946)
- Rita Hayworth in "The Lady from Shanghai" (1947)
- Jean Simmons in "Angel face" (1952)
- Simone Signoret in "Les diaboliques" (1955)
- Kim Novak in "Vertigo" (1958)
- Sue Lyon as "Lolita" (1962)
- Faye Dunaway in "Chinatown" (1974)
- Kathleen Turner in "Body heat" (1981)
- Jessica Lange in "The postman always rings twice" (1981)
- Nastassja Kinski in "Cat people" (1982)
- Sean Young in "Blade Runner" (1982)
- Daryl Hannah in "Blade Runner" (1982)
- Catherine Deneuve in "The Hunger" (1983)
- Anjelica Huston in "Prizzi's Honor" (1985)
- Isabella Rossellini in "Blue Velvet" (1986)
- Cathy Tyson in "Mona Lisa" (1986)
- Theresa Russell in "Black Widow" (1987)
- Jamie Lee Curtis in "A fish named Wanda" (1988)
- Kathleen Turner in "Who framed Roger Rabbit" (1988)
- Glenn Close in "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988)
- Alison Doody in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989)
- Madonna in "Dick Tracy" (1990)
- Marcia Gay Harden in "Miller's Crossing" (1990)
- Virginia Madsen in "The hot spot" (1990)
- Uma Thurman in "Final analysis" (1992)
- Sharon Stone in "Basic instinct" (1992)
- Drew Barrymore as "Posion Ivy" (1992)
- Mia Kirshner in "Exotica" (1994)
- Madeleine Stowe in "China Moon" (1994)
- Linda Fiorentino in "The last seduction" (1994)
- Nicole Kidman in "To die for" (1995)
- Famke Jansen in "Goldeneye" (1995)
- Juliette Lewis in "Strange days" (1995)
- Jennifer Beals in "Devil in a blue dress" (1995)
- Jennifer Tilly in "Bound" (1996)
- Patricia Arquette in "The Lost Highway" (1997)
- Jennifer López in "U Turn" (1997)
- Kim Basinger in "L.A.Confidential" (1997)
- Connie Nielsen in "The Devil's advocate" (1997)
- Susan Sarandon in "Twilight" (1998)
- Embeth Davidtz in "The gingerbread man" (1998)
- Helena Bonham Carter in "Fight Club" (1999)
- Lena Olin in "The ninth gate" (1999)
- Nicole Kidman in "Eyes wide shut" (1999)
- Sophie Marceau in "The world is not enough" (1999)
- Catherine Keener in "Being John Malkovich" (1999)
- Carrie Anne Moss in "Memento" (2000)
- Halle Berry in "Swordfish" (2001)
- Laura Harring in "Mulholland Dr." (2001)
- Jennifer Garner in "Catch me if you can" (2002)
- Rebecca Romijn in "Femme Fatale" (2002)
- Catherine Zeta Jones in "Intolerable cruelty" (2003)
- Ludivine Sagnier in "Swimming Pool" (2003)
- Robin Wright in "The singing detective" (2003)
- Connie Nielsen in "The ice harvest" (2005)
- Scarlett Johansson in "Match Point" (2005)
- Nora Zehetner in "Brick" (2005)
- Marley Shelton in "Sin City" (2005)
- Eva Green in "Casino Royale" (2006)
- Cate Blanchett in "The good German" (2006)
And these are some movies I really wanted to include but finally discarded for editing reasons (my priority as a video editor is the evolution of the montage to a climax, and these movies, despite being great, couldn't help me get there): The Big Lebowski, Cat people (1942), Johnny Handsome, Leave her to heaven, Mulholland Falls, Munich, The Blue Dahlia, The graduate, The Sting, The Glass Key, The Grifters, Detour, Shattered.
Movies I left out on purpose: De Palma's "Black Dahlia" cause I think it's awful; "Cruel intentions" cause it's a lousy remake; and "Niagara", cause it didn't feel right to mix sweet Marilyn with all these evil ladies.