“Nothing is more desirable or more deadly than a woman with a secret.”
Overview
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.
Directed by Brian De Palma
Written by Brian De Palma
Produced by Tarak Ben Ammar, Marina Gefter
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $16.8M
Themes & Keywords
adulteryfranceparis, francesexual frustrationblackmailparanoianew identitypaparazziseductionmistaken identityfemme fataleflashbacklesbian relationshipattempted rapesexual desirevoyeurismvoyeuralternate timelinecannes
About Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale is a mystery, crime, thriller film released in 2002 exploring themes of adultery, france, paris, france, sexual frustration, blackmail, paranoia. Directed by Brian De Palma, it stars Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas, Peter Coyote. 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.