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Luis Vargas ([[Antonio Banderas]]), a wealthy Cuban businessman who seeks out an American wife, believes Americans represent the future, and that his own countrymen - and women - are mired in the past and their traditions. After months of corresponding with Julia Russell ([[Angelina Jolie]]), the day comes when she sails to his country to be his bride. Julia departs from the ship, looking nothing like the photos she's sent prior to her voyage. Julia explains she wants more than a man who is interested in a pretty face, and that's why she's been deceptive - substituting a plain-looking woman in place of her own picture. Luis also admits to deception; he's been misleading her into believing he's a poor workingman, instead of the rich owner of a coffee company. |
Luis Vargas ([[Antonio Banderas]]), a wealthy Cuban businessman who seeks out an American wife, believes Americans represent the future, and that his own countrymen - and women - are mired in the past and their traditions. After months of corresponding with Julia Russell ([[Angelina Jolie]]), the day comes when she sails to his country to be his bride. Julia departs from the ship, looking nothing like the photos she's sent prior to her voyage. Julia explains she wants more than a man who is interested in a pretty face, and that's why she's been deceptive - substituting a plain-looking woman in place of her own picture. Luis also admits to deception; he's been misleading her into believing he's a poor workingman, instead of the rich owner of a coffee company. |
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| File:Original Sin movie poster.jpg Movie poster for "Original Sin" | |
| Directed by | Michael Cristofer |
| Written by | Cornell Woolrich Michael Cristofer |
| Produced by | Sheldon Abend Ashok Amritraj David Hoberman |
| Starring | Angelina Jolie Antonio Banderas Thomas Jane |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto |
| Music by | Terence Blanchard |
Release dates | August 3, 2001 (USA) |
Running time | 116 min./118 min. (unrated version) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26,000,000 (estimated) |
Original Sin is a 2001 movie starring Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas. It is based on the novel Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich. Jolie was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award in 2001 for Worst Actress for her work in Original Sin and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Most of the interest in Sin comes from the controversial sex scene between Banderas and Jolie, two of modern cinema's most popular sex symbols
Plot summary
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Luis Vargas (Antonio Banderas), a wealthy Cuban businessman who seeks out an American wife, believes Americans represent the future, and that his own countrymen - and women - are mired in the past and their traditions. After months of corresponding with Julia Russell (Angelina Jolie), the day comes when she sails to his country to be his bride. Julia departs from the ship, looking nothing like the photos she's sent prior to her voyage. Julia explains she wants more than a man who is interested in a pretty face, and that's why she's been deceptive - substituting a plain-looking woman in place of her own picture. Luis also admits to deception; he's been misleading her into believing he's a poor workingman, instead of the rich owner of a coffee company.
Luis and Julia wed within hours of her setting foot in Cuba. Passion and lust lie just below the surface as the two begin to discover each other over the next few days. It doesn't take long for Julia and Luis to end up in bed and having wild orgasmic sex in which Julia screams. Many believe that the sex scene was real due to the intensity of the physical connection between Banderas and Jolie.[citation needed] Luis falls passionately in love with his new bride, while Julia seems to be fighting inner demons while holding herself back from too deep an emotional involvement.
Meanwhile, Julia's sister Emily has been trying to contact her sister, justifiably worried about her after such a long trip to a strange land. Luis forces Julia to write back, fearing that if Julia continues to ignore Emily's letters, Emily will assume something terrible has befallen her sister and might send the authorities to check on her welfare. Holding off as long as possible, Julia finally pens a letter to her sister, setting into motion the execution of Julia's hidden agenda.
In order to assure that his wife has everything she wants, Luis adds Julia to his business and personal bank accounts, giving her free rein to spend as she pleases. Julia, knowing she's about to be discovered as an imposter, flees with Luis' entire fortune. Devastated, Luis teams with a detective, Walter Downs (Thomas Jane), to search down his imposter bride - and kill her. Luis, Julia, and Detective Downs enter into a dangerous game of cat and mouse filled with intrigue, deception, and ultimately, murder.
Main cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Antonio Banderas | Luis Vargas |
| Angelina Jolie | Julia Russell |
| Thomas Jane | Walter Downs |
| Jack Thompson | Alan Jordan |
| Gregory Itzin | Augusta Jordan |
| James Haven | Faust, on Stage |