Synopsis
SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world's biggest and most glamourous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business. Featuring insights from directors Martin Scorsese, 'Bernando Bertolucci' and Roman Polanski; actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain and a host of film distribution luminaries.
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Cast
- Alec BaldwinSelf
- Bérénice BejoSelf
- Bernardo BertolucciSelf
- James CaanSelf
- Jessica ChastainSelf
- Francis Ford CoppolaSelf
- Ryan GoslingSelf
- Diane KrugerSelf
- Roman PolanskiSelf
- Martin ScorseseSelf
Recommendations
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The New York Times
Seduced and Abandoned may be the year’s most entertaining put-on. - 80
The Guardian
It's a guilty-pleasure romp of a documentary, filmed at last year's Cannes film festival, all about the gorgeous, deadly and heartbreaking business of cinema itself. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Toback does a great job introducing the non-initiated to the sticky job of getting a film funded outside the studio system. - 80
Variety
Spirited, highly amusing and endearingly shambolic. - 80
Total Film
Maverick director James Toback (Fingers) and Alec Baldwin front this frequently hilarious insider doc. - 80
Time Out London
Baldwin and Toback make a snappy comic duo, and half of their talks with a line-up of luminaries focus on the art of filmmaking rather than the business. - 75
The Playlist
The insider look at the industry is appealing, and Seduced And Abandoned is enjoyable but lightweight, and if anything, reaffirms that art doesn't come easy. - 60
Empire
Jollied up with some fun anecdotes from Hollywood's great and good, this is entertaining, if hardly hugely revelatory stuff.