La femme aux maléfices

Titre original : Born to Be Bad

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Joan Fontaine in La femme aux maléfices (1950)

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA woman's attempt to appear innocent and sweet clashes with her lover, who sees through her act, and the wealthy man she tries to trick into marrying her.A woman's attempt to appear innocent and sweet clashes with her lover, who sees through her act, and the wealthy man she tries to trick into marrying her.A woman's attempt to appear innocent and sweet clashes with her lover, who sees through her act, and the wealthy man she tries to trick into marrying her.

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Anecdotes
RKO originally had scheduled this film to be made twice previously. A 1946 version with Joan Fontaine, Henry Fonda, John Sutton, and Marsha Hunt was canceled. In 1948, RKO put the film on its schedule under the title of "Bed of Roses", with Barbara Bel Geddes in the role of Christabel. However, Howard Hughes decided he did not care for Bel Geddes and postponed it.

Gaffes
When Christabel returns home to the Carey estate after being with her lover, she opens the door and enters as the butler is approaching to let her in. Normally, in such a large estate, especially with the owners away, the entrance door would be locked. But the butler did not get to let her in, nor did she use her key. At the end of the film Christabel surrenders her key to Gobby which proves that she indeed had a key to the house.

Not locking a door in an era when most non-urban residents didn't lock their doors is hardly a Goof. This is an Unacceptable Goof per IMDb Guidelines, as it is nitpicking and doesn't allow for use of artistic license.

Citations
Woman at Party: Do you think my husband would like a picture of me hanging above the fireplace?
Gobby: I think your husband would like you hanging anywhere.

Connexions
Edited into The Green Fog (2017)

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Joan Fontaine is the classic lovely manipulator

If you've enjoyed Joan Fontaine's endearing performances in REBECCA or SUSPICION, check out this movie for an entirely different turn of character.

Joan plays Christabel, a woman with nice curves who's got all the angles, too. She's a classic manipulator, and the fun of the movie is watching her try to keep up her false appearances as she runs recklessly through the lives around her -- society friends, sick relatives, a thin-mustached rich playboy, and the rugged novelist guy who sees through her and loves her still.

The performance is one of shifting eyes, deceptive wheels turning inside the lovely Christabel's head, trying to recall which lie she told to whom. Fontaine retains a sense of mystery about her, because you keep wondering to what end is all this manipulation, anyway -- does Christabel even know? A consummate liar, she also remains a bit sympathetic through it all: you get the sense of someone who has played so many contradictory roles that she's kind of a lost soul.

As for the story itself, it's pretty good; and the supporting characters are merely okay. But really, they're just pins set up for Christabel to upset. Sit back and watch her go.

So, if you're like me and wanted to reach out and protect Joan in her Hitchcock movies, try BORN TO BE BAD. She's just as lovely (those doe-eyes will make you want to believe her) -- only hold onto your heart, and your wallet.