Original Sin
Original Sin is a 2001 American erotic romantic thriller film written and directed by Michael Cristofer and starring Antonio Banderas and Angelina Jolie. It is based on the 1947 novel Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich, which was previously made into the 1969 François Truffaut film Mississippi Mermaid. The film was produced by actress Michelle Pfeiffer's production company, Via Rosa Productions.
Plot
Original Sin is set in late 19th century Cuba during the Spanish rule, and flashes back and forth from the scene of a woman awaiting her execution while telling her story to a priest to the actual events of that story.
More details
| author | Cornell Woolrich Michael Cristofer |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Cuba |
| director | Michael Cristofer |
| editor | Eric A. Sears |
| genre | crime drama mystery romance thriller |
| keywords | 19th century bank account betray card game church clothe delaware mail-order bride mise en scene morning morocco nothing one night poisoned drink train station |
| musicBy | Terence Blanchard |
| producer | Carol Lees Denise Di Novi Kate Guinzberg |
| productionCompany | Hyde Park Entertainment Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures |
| publisher | MGM Distribution Co. |
| theme | romantic drama romantic thriller |