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Tag Archives: Femme Fatale

Cinema’s First Sex Symbol was also America’s First Goth

From Mae West to Eva Green, the cinema archetype of the ‘femme fatale’ has fascinated and frightened audiences since Hollywood’s golden age. But nearly a century before Sharon Stone bore … Continue reading

12/31/2016 · Leave a comment

Portraits of Alma Mahler, The most Beautiful Girl in Vienna | FROM THE BYGONE

A socialite and amateur composer known for her beauty and verve, Alma Mahler (1879 – 1964) was married to composer Gustav Mahler, architect Walter Gropius, and novelist Franz Werfel. She … Continue reading

06/01/2016 · Leave a comment

Vintage Photos of Rita Hayworth For “Film Noir” Gilda (1946) | FROM THE BYGONE

Gilda is a 1946 American black-and-white film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth in her signature role as the ultimate femme fatale who becomes locked in a … Continue reading

02/05/2016 · 3 Comments

Review: ‘Serena’

02/24/2015 · Leave a comment