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“The movie business is the worst lover you’ve ever had in the sense that
you are seduced and abandoned over and over again.” -- Alec Baldwin
For ten days in May 2012, director James Toback and actor Alec Baldwin worked their way through the Cannes Film Festival in an attempt to secure financing for a proposed film project, a political-erotic Middle Eastern adventure inspired by Bernardo Bertolucci’s classic “Last Tango in Paris.”
As they dashed around – hopeful against all odds – Toback filmed the hilarious and revealing proceedings, from pitches to billionaires, studio moguls, producers and international sales financiers, to intimate encounters with major movie stars and iconic directors whose passion for movies proves it’s still possible to transcend the madness.
The cinematic romp SEDUCED AND ABANDONED captures the tug-of-war between the eternal dream of creating pure art and the bracing reality of modern movie commerce.
Original Release
05/20/2013
US Release
10/18/2013
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jessica Chastain | Self |
| Berenice Bejo | Self |
| Diane Kruger | Self |
| Neve Campbell | Self |
| James Caan | Self |
| Martin Scorsese | Self |
| Bernardo Bertolucci | Self |
| Brett Ratner | Self |
| Roman Polanski | Self |
| Francis Ford Coppola | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jessica Chastain | Self |
| Berenice Bejo | Self |
| Diane Kruger | Self |
| Neve Campbell | Self |
| James Caan | Self |
| Martin Scorsese | Self |
| Bernardo Bertolucci | Self |
| Brett Ratner | Self |
| Roman Polanski | Self |
| Francis Ford Coppola | Self |
| Ryan Gosling | Self |
| Ashok Amritraj | Self |
| Arpad Busson | Self |
| Graydon Carter | Self |
| Diablo Cody | Self |
| Mark Damon | Self |
| Scott Foundas | Self |
| Thierry Frémaux | Self |
| Jeffrey Katzenberg | Self |
| Charlotte Kirk | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Alan Helene | Executive Producer |
| Larry Herbert | Executive Producer |
| Steven C. Beer | Executive Producer |
| Morris S. Levy | Executive Producer |
| Neal Schneider | Executive Producer |
| James Toback | Producer |
| Alec Baldwin | Producer |
| John Bernard | Producer |
| Nicolas Emiliani | Producer |
| Dwjuan F. Fox | Producer |
| Michael Mailer | Producer |
| Kerry Taylor | Producer |
| Lior Vardi | Producer |
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Seduced And Abandoned
