How is the Femme Fatatle represented in
"Inglourious Basterds" (2009)
(Independent research into the Thriller Genre)
"Inglourious Basterds" (2009)
(Independent research into the Thriller Genre)
"Inglourious Basterds" (2009) is directed by Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino has established one of the characters, Shosanna Dreyfus from his anti-Nazi feature film "Inglourious Basterds" (2009) as a 'Femme-Fatale'. The definition of a 'Femme-Fatale' is:
1. A woman of great seductive charm who leads men into compromising or dangerous situations.
2. An alluring, mysterious woman.
Source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/femme+fatale
'Femme-Fatatles' often meet a dramatic end within cinema, which was often found in classic Film-Noir titles. The possible reason for this explanation is that the directors and produces of these films wanted to send a message to women of that era. If women acted as the women characters found in their films - seductive, glamorous, and other such characteristics, then they would also meet the same dramatic and an un-glamorous end.
The character shown in the extract wears a bright red dress for costume. The colour red could possibly represent 'the Devil inside' of her.
This could represent how she leads men into dangerous situations. An example of this dangerous situation is how her attractiveness leads a young German soldier to his death.
An example of a sedctive, dangerous woman wearing a red dress who meets a dramatic end is from "Sin City" (2005).
Shosanna Dreyfus starts to put on makeup and red lipstick in a range of medium and extreme close ups (0:54). The makeup and lipstick are an aspect of the character's costume. The red lipstick and makeup could represent the character has a seductive charm about her.
The character's hair colour is blond. Hair colour is also part of a character's costume. The possible reason behind using blond hair is that it is often used to represent a glamorous Femme-Fatatle within the genre. Blond hair suggests that the character is looking for a 'good time'.
Please ignore the soundtrack used in these video(s) below.
I could not find the correct clip, however, they have the correct elements/scenes from the film which I will be explaining in this post. I will be labeling these sections.
Please watch the video(s).
This could represent how she leads men into dangerous situations. An example of this dangerous situation is how her attractiveness leads a young German soldier to his death.
An example of a sedctive, dangerous woman wearing a red dress who meets a dramatic end is from "Sin City" (2005).
Shosanna Dreyfus starts to put on makeup and red lipstick in a range of medium and extreme close ups (0:54). The makeup and lipstick are an aspect of the character's costume. The red lipstick and makeup could represent the character has a seductive charm about her.
The character's hair colour is blond. Hair colour is also part of a character's costume. The possible reason behind using blond hair is that it is often used to represent a glamorous Femme-Fatatle within the genre. Blond hair suggests that the character is looking for a 'good time'.
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