Brigitte Bardot in The Light Across the Street (1955)
BRIGITTE BARDOT
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Poll: Classic Beautés Fatales
Following the tribute to the male screen legends of French classic cinema (pre-1960), here's the obligatory homage to the classic "Beautés Fatales".
The expression, easily translatable as 'fatal beauty', refers to a woman whose breathtaking looks create the kind of encounters no male protagonist can recover from, or from our viewers' perspective, inspire a mix of attraction, fascination and even sometimes, suspicion. It's not just about beauty, it's all in the eyes, the body language and a little 'je-ne-sais-quoi" in the air.
So, which of these classic female stars of French cinema, these beautés fatales, would you say is or was the most cinematically appealing?
Make Your Choice
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Romy Schneider
ROMY SCHNEIDER -
"Repulsion" Catherine Deneuve
CATHERINE DENEUVE -
Arletty
ARLETTY -
Simone Signoret in Casque d'Or (1952)
SIMONE SIGNORET -
Michèle Morgan in Port of Shadows (1938)
MICHELE MORGAN -
Jeanne Moreau
JEANNE MOREAU -
Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
DANIELLE DARRIEUX -
Micheline Presle in Paris Frills (1945)
MICHELINE PRESLE -
Anouk Aimée in La Dolce Vita (1960)
ANOUK AIMEE -
Maria Grazia Buccella
ANNIE GIRARDOT -
Martine Carol in Lola Montès (1955)
MARTINE CAROL -
Mireille Darc in Squeak-squeak (1963)
MIREILLE DARC -
Michèle Mercier in Magnet of Doom (1963)
MICHELE MERCIER -
Gaby André
GABY ANDREU -
Simone Simon, c. 1936.
SIMONE SIMON -
Michèle Girardon in Hatari! (1962)
MICHELE GIRARDON -
Dany Robin
DANY ROBIN -
Emmanuelle Riva in Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
EMMANUELLE RIVA -
Perrette Pradier in Young Girls of Good Families (1963)
PERRETTE PRADIER -
Magali Noël in Rififi (1955)
MAGALI NOEL -
Bernadette Lafont in Le Beau Serge (1958)
BERNADETTE LAFONT -
Françoise Dorléac
FRANCOISE DORLEAC -
Josette Day in Beauty and the Beast (1946)
JOSETTE DAY -
Jacqueline Pagnol in Topaze (1951)
JACQUELINE PAGNOL
