In 1988 , she appeared in the period drama '' The Gamble '' but felt that the best part of this experience turned out to be meeting her co-star Matthew Modine . The following year , she produced and starred in an adaptation for television of Olive Ann Burns ' historical novel '' Cold Sassy Tree '' . Dunaway co-starred Richard Widmark and Neil Patrick Harris as an enchanting dressmaker who lightens up the lives of a young boy and his grandfather , whom she marries to the town 's disapproval . The film aired on TNT to great success and became one of Dunaway 's favorite experiences . " What gave '' Cold Sassy '' its heart were the people who were involved . It was an incredible collaboration , and I treasure the experience as much as the result , of which I am extremely proud . " That same year , she agreed to take part in '' Wait Until Spring , Bandini '' with Joe Mantegna as a favor to Tom Luddy , who had produced '' Barfly '' . Also in 1989 , she appeared in the Italian drama '' Crystal or Ash , Fire or Wind , as Long as It 's Love '' as she wanted to work with director Lina Wertmüller . In 1990 , she was reunited with Robert Duvall , with whom she had co-starred in '' Network '' , in Volker Schlöndorff 's adaptation of the Margaret Atwood novel of the same name , '' The Handmaid 's Tale '' . The film did not do well at the box office but Dunaway 's performance earned her good reviews . Roger Ebert wrote that , " Duvall and Dunaway provide the best moments in the movie , he by showing the unconscious egotism of the male libido , she by showing that in all times and all weathers , some kinds of women will gauge their happiness by the degree to which their family 's exterior appearance matches the accepted values of society . " '' Double Edge '' ( 1992 ) by Israeli director , writer and actor Amos Kollek offered her a role she wanted to play , a '' New York Times '' reporter who has been sent to Jerusalem for three weeks to cover the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . All of these were smaller movies that never manage to draw the attention of a mass audience . The following year , Dunaway accepted a supporting role in the thriller '' The Temp '' , as she felt the project had the potential to be a mainstream hit , and was a chance for her to reconnect with a larger audience . The film proved to be a critical and commercial failure . Four weeks before its release , Paramount decided to re-shoot the final scene , much to Dunaway 's displeasure , as her character was going to be turned into the murderer . " Once again , I could see myself being thrown into playing the extreme — what was initially conceived as a character in the tradition of Diana in '' Network '' was being turned into a high-gloss female executive/slasher . The new ending was n't enough to salvage the film , though . By the final scene , it did n't matter who was the killer , the film had been dead for an hour at least . " Also in 1993 , Dunaway was cast as Johnny Depp 's love interest in Emir Kusturica 's surrealist comedy-drama '' Arizona Dream '' . The film , in which she played a woman who dreams of building a flying machine , premiered in Europe to great acclaim , and received the Silver Bear — Special Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival . Dunaway was very proud of the film , and believed that her role could bring her career to higher heights than ever . However , Warner Bros. elected to re-edit Kusturica 's film , cutting and changing it . Dunaway was dismayed to find that some of her best scenes were left out of the American version . Warner Bros. released the film in United States in 1994 to positive reviews , but little box office
Berlin International Film Festival
43rd Berlin International Film Festival
Faye Dunaway