ORIGINAL SIN

Genre: Suspense, Thriller
Director: Michael Cristofer
Rated: MA
Released: 2001
Country: US

Near the turn of the 20th century, a Cuban business magnate named Luis Vargas (Antonio Banderas) woos an American woman by letter until she travels to Havana to marry him. When Julia Russell (Angelina Jolie) arrives to meet her future husband, they are both surprised to learn that each had been keeping a secret - Julia's being her beauty, and Luis' being his wealth. They marry and begin to fall passionately in love, with Luis smitten enough to allow Julia access to all of his finances. When Julia is seen meeting with another man, Luis becomes extremely jealous, but Julia reassures him that all is well. Soon after, however, Julia runs away, and is discovered to have not only stolen another woman's identity, but to have planned her scam completely with her other lover, Walter Downs (Thomas Jane). Julia veers between her passion for Luis and her attachment to Walter, with her ability to beguile each of them eventually proving to be her downfall.