Original Sin (2001)


Antonio Banderas        Luis Antonio Vargas
Angelina Jolie          Bonny Castle/ Julia Russell
Thomas Jane             Billy/ Mephisto/ Walter Downs
Jack Thompson           Alan Jordan
Gregory Itzin           Colonel Worth
Allison Mackie          Augusta Jordan
Joan Pringle            Sara
Cordelia Richards       Emily Russell
Pedro Armendariz Jr     Jorge Cortes
Mario Ivan Martinez     Cuban Priest
Harry Porter            Stage Manager
Fernando Torre Lapham   Wedding Priest
Shaula Vega             Dressmaker Girl
Lisa Owen               Margareta
Daniel Martinez (II)    Rafael

Directed by:            Michael Cristofer
Produced by:            Sheldon Abend, Ashok Amritraj, David Hoberman


In turn of the century Cuba, Luis, a wealthy coffee tycoon, arranges to marry an American woman named Julia. When 
he takes Julia as his wife, he thinks his life is complete. But people aren't always who they seem and Luis's life 
begins to unravel. When Julia disappears with his money, Luis is forced to look into Julia's past - a past that 
doesn't seem to exist - and finds that the woman he loves is accused of a brutal murder. Sex and love turn to rage 
and revenge as Luis sets off to find his wife. But is he capable of playing her deadly game?

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When a man selects a mail order bride, he is surprised to see the beauty who appears before him. She alleges that 
she sent false photos to him to assure that he would love her for what she is and not for her beauty. However, what 
she is is a con artist, whore, and actress, who teams with a fellow actor to steal money from men. What she does not 
expect is that she falls in love with her new husband and ultimately must decide between him and her sadistic former 
lover. Contains explicit sex including sadistic acts as Thomas Jane cuts Jolie's back with a knife as part of their 
lovemaking.

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Can love release our true self? A wealthy Cuban coffee exporter, Luis Vargas, advertises for a US wife; Julia Russell, 
from Delaware, sends her photograph, but the woman who steps off the ship is much lovelier. Luis marries her immediately 
and gives in to love. But Julia may not be who she claims: first a private eye shows up on behalf of Julia's sister, 
then the sister herself. By now, Luis has given has wife access to bank accounts, and when she runs with his cash, he 
pursues her, with the help of Downs, the P.I., perhaps to kill her. Pursuit may be part of a con game as well, and Julia's 
past explains some, if not all, of what remains of the story. A priest hears her confession.