An international co-production of France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom, the film stars Romain Duris, Kristin Scott Thomas and Pascal Greggory.

[3] The film follows gentleman thief Arsène Lupin from a small boy, through the death of his father, and his adult years when he meets the strange woman, Joséphine, who appears to be immortal and uses a hypnotic drug to enslave people to her will.

Lisa Nesselson of Variety dubbed the film, 'A thoroughly entertaining period romp bursting with intrigue'.

[4] Empire awarded the film 3 out of five stars, criticizing Duris' performance, but complimenting the action and special effects.

[5] Screen Daily praised the production values, but found the plot unclear.