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| Directed by | Brian De Palma |
| Produced by | Tarak Ben Ammar Marina Gefter |
| Written by | Brian De Palma |
| Starring | Rebecca Romijn-Stamos Antonio Banderas Peter Coyote |
| Music by | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Cinematography | Thierry Arbogast |
| Editing by | Bill Pankow |
| Studio | Epsilon Motion Pictures Quinta Communications |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | April 30, 2002 (France) November 6, 2002 (US) |
| Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | English French |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $16,838,910 |
Femme Fatale is a 2002 French mystery film directed by Brian De Palma. The film stars Rebecca Romijn as the femme fatale and Antonio Banderas. It was screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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In the film, Laure Ash (Rebecca Romijn) participates in a diamond heist in Cannes, double-crosses her accomplices and escapes to Paris, where she stumbles across her own doppelgänger (also portrayed by Romijn) who commits suicide, leaving Laure the opportunity to take her identity and leave the country. Seven years later, Laure (now called Lily Watts) re-surfaces in Paris as the wife of the new American ambassador to France (Peter Coyote). At this point Spanish photographer Nicolas Bardo (Antonio Banderas) takes her picture, prompting Laure to manipulate Bardo in order to conceal her former identity and evade her ex-accomplices who are still after the stolen diamonds. A twist near the end accentuates the artificial nature of the story and brings many familiar motifs of De Palma's into play.
The film received mixed reviews; however, it was praised by several high profile critics, notably Roger Ebert, who gave it a 4 star review and called it one of De Palma's best films.[2] The film has since developed a cult status amongst cinephiles.[3]
The film was a box office bomb, taking in less than its production costs worldwide.
| US domestic gross | $6,630,252 |
| International gross | $10,208,658 |
| Worldwide gross | $16,838,910 |
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