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Femme Fatale

"Nothing is more desirable or more deadly than a woman with a secret."

2002-04-30 Mystery 1hr 54m

A $10-million diamond rip-off, a stolen identity, a new life married to a diplomat. Laure Ash has risked big, won big. But then a tabloid shutterbug snaps her picture in Paris, and suddenly, enemies from Laure's secret past know who and where she is. And they all want their share of the diamond heist. Or her life. Or both.

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A $10-million diamond rip-off, a stolen identity, a new life married to a diplomat. Laure Ash has risked big, won big. But then a tabloid shutterbug snaps her picture in Paris, and suddenly, enemies from Laure's secret past know who and where she is. And they all want their share of the diamond heist. Or her life. Or both.

  • Released
    2002-04-30
  • Revenue
    $16,800,000
  • Budget
    $35,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 54m
  • Genre
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Français, Español
  • imdb-logo
    6.2
  • Production
    Epsilon Motion Pictures, Quinta Communications, Warner Bros. Pictures

Crew

Brian De Palma
Director
Tarak Ben Ammar
Producer

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Cast

Rebecca Romijn

Rebecca Romijn

Laure Ash / Lily Watts
Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

Nicolas Bardo
Fiona Curzon

Fiona Curzon

Stanfield Phillips
Daniel Milgram

Daniel Milgram

Pierre / Bartender
Jean-Marc Minéo

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Seated Guard
Jean Chatel

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Stéphane Petit

Stéphane Petit

Bodyguard One
Olivier Follet

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Philippe Guégan

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Bespectacled Man
Denis Hecker

Denis Hecker

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Laurence Breheret

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Matthew Géczy

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Napoleon
David Belle

David Belle

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Françoise Michaud

Françoise Michaud

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Alain Figlarz

Alain Figlarz

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Bart De Palma

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Eric Fesais

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Policeman
Bertrand Merignac

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Photographer
Dan Herzberg

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Samuel Olivier

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Pascal Ondicolberry

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Gérard Renault

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Joaquina Belaunde

Joaquina Belaunde

Woman in Panic
Ugne Andrikonyte

Ugne Andrikonyte

Festival Guest
Faco Hanela

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Matilde Tancredi

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Pascale Jacquemont

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Aurélie Pauker

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Sandrine Bonnaire

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Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Régis Wargnier

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Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Beata Ben Ammar

Beata Ben Ammar

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Yves Marmion

Yves Marmion

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Ada Marmion

Ada Marmion

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Leonardo De La Fuente

Leonardo De La Fuente

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Stephen Van Nukerk

Stephen Van Nukerk

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Driki Van Zyl

Driki Van Zyl

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Pascal Silvestre

Pascal Silvestre

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Henri Ernst

Henri Ernst

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Olivier Albou

Olivier Albou

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Stephen Van Nietert

Stephen Van Nietert

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Emilie Chatel

Emilie Chatel

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Dorothée Grosjean

Dorothée Grosjean

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Chloé Crémont

Chloé Crémont

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Justine Renard

Justine Renard

Special Guest Cannes Film Festival
Gilles Jacob

Gilles Jacob

Cannes Film Festival Participant
John Stamos

John Stamos

Agent (voice) (uncredited)

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Reviews for Femme Fatale
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A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2015-11-08

Isn't sugar better than vinegar? **SPOILER ALERT - The last paragraph makes reference to a 1940s film that constitutes a spoiler. ** ... read more

Isn't sugar better than vinegar? **SPOILER ALERT - The last paragraph makes reference to a 1940s film that constitutes a spoiler. ** There rarely seems to be anything in between where Brian De Palma films are concerned, cinematic lovers of all kinds by and large either trash or laud his films. Femme Fatale is no different, one critic - both professional or amateur - will have it as a 1/10 movie, another will have it at the maximum rate available. Femme Fatale is high grade stuff if one is either a De Palma fan or a lover of film noir. Conversely if these two things don't tick your film loving boxes then the law of averages suggests you should have - or should - stayed/stay away from it. De Palma opens up the doors to his fun house and invites noir lovers to come on in and enjoy. It's difficult to write about the plot because it holds many twists and turns, it's a veritable supply of uppers and downers, twisters and benders, all sexed up and pumped full of De Palma's trademark tricks and devilish rug pulls. In truth the story and set-up is predictable, but the journey is what makes the pic ooze quality and bare faced cheek, with the director giggling away like a schoolgirl in the background. Opening up with a sequence that sees our titular fatale (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) watching famed noir classic Double Indemnity, De Palma proceeds to homage and love the film noir world. As he uses split-screens, canted angles, up-tilt shots, shadow plays etc, the narrative pulses with eroticism and impending cruelty, this really is a femme fatale based movie of the grandest kind. As events unfurl, with hapless photographer Nicola Bardo (a fun packed Antonio Banderas) caught in the web, Ryuichi Sakamoto's magnificent classical based score swirls around like some sort of peeping tom. The latter of which finds a shifty accomplice in Thierry Arbogast's noir photography. It's a picture awash with dupes, dopes and vengeful criminals, where the themes of identity, duality, sexuality and distorted perceptions gnaw away at those investing fully in the viewing experience. Some critics (prof and amat) have lazily likened the film to David Lynch's Mulholland Drive, as if De Palma in 6 short months watched Lynch's movie and then knocked this film out! The copy-cat charge as funny as the rug-pull that De Palma pulls here. Besides, as any film noir lover will tell you, this has more in keeping with Fritz Lang's 1944 noirer "The Woman in the Window" than Lynch's film, which is no bad thing at all, and De Palma knew that. 8/10

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A Review by JPV852 6

Written by JPV852 on 2022-05-18

** Contains spoilers ** Lower tier movie from De Palma that has some good direction and acting was... okay, but the ending still never qu... read more

** Contains spoilers ** Lower tier movie from De Palma that has some good direction and acting was... okay, but the ending still never quite worked even after seeing this again (third time if I recall). The whole it was all a dream felt like a cheat. On the other hand, as mainstream erotic-thrillers go, it's worth a watch if you're interested in that subgenre, it's not a bad way to spend 2 hours. **3.0/5**

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A Review by John Chard

Isn't sugar better than vinegar? **SPOILER ALERT - The last paragraph makes reference to a 1940s film that constitutes a spoiler. ** There rarely seems to be anything in between where Brian De Palma films are concerned, cinematic lov...

reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2015-11-08

Isn't sugar better than vinegar? **SPOILER ALERT - The last paragraph makes reference to a 1940s film that constitutes a spoiler. ** There rarely seems to be anything in between where Brian De ...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by JPV852 6

Written by JPV852 on 2022-05-18

** Contains spoilers ** Lower tier movie from De Palma that has some good direction and acting was... okay, but the ending still never quite worked even after seeing this again (third time if I rec...

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