Is "Damage" (1992) Just a Fatal Attraction...With Better Hats?

Okay, cinephiles, let's talk 'Damage' (1992). I finally got around to watching it – thanks, Criterion Channel! – and I'm…intrigued. The whole 'upstanding politician throws it all away for forbidden love with his son's girlfriend' thing is, on the surface, your classic 'Fatal Attraction' kind of story. But something about it feels different, more...European, even though it's British. Specifically, I find myself wondering if Anna Barton (Juliette Binoche, magnifique as always) isn't just a femme fatale. I mean, yes, she's alluring and clearly carrying some serious emotional baggage, but is she purposefully trying to destroy Stephen Fleming's (Jeremy Irons) life? Or is she equally caught in some kind of destructive self-fulfilling prophecy? That scene where they first meet – the tension is palpable, but it doesn't feel entirely manipulative on her part. There's a real sense of…despair, almost. My theory is, maybe it's less about Anna actively causing 'damage' and more about her being damage personified. Fleming is drawn to her because he's already hollow, a man who's achieved everything society expects but feels nothing. Anna represents a raw, dangerous authenticity that he desperately craves, even if it means obliterating everything he's built. It's like he's subconsciously seeking punishment for his own empty existence. What do you guys think? Am I reading to much into it? I haven't read the book, so maybe that would clarify things...