Seduced and Abandoned

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 20, 2013

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

HBO Documentary Films

Cast

Taki Theodoracopulos,Todd McCarthy,Ron Meyer,Alan Helene,Jessica Chastain,James Caan,Lawrence Herbert,Diane Kruger,Alan Schneider,Ben Schneiderand 27 more

Director

James Toback

Writer

James Toback

Producer

Steven C. Beer,Michael Mailer,Alan Helene,Morris S. Levy,James Toback,Neal Schneider,Alec Baldwin,Lawrence Herbert

Cinematography

Ruben Sluijter

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2402179