Seduced and Abandoned

Name: Seduced and Abandoned
Genre: Documentary
Released: October 18, 2013
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 77

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Home Box Office (HBO) | Release Date: October 18, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: Seduced and Abandoned follows Alec Baldwin and director James Toback as they lead us on the 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 glamorous filmSeduced and Abandoned follows Alec Baldwin and director James Toback as they lead us on the 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 glamorous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business.… Expand

Director: James Toback

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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Stephen Holden

Oct 17, 2013

Seduced and Abandoned may be the year’s most entertaining put-on. Read full review

Time Out London Dave Calhoun

Nov 5, 2013

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. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Oct 17, 2013

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. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

Oct 17, 2013

Toback does a great job introducing the non-initiated to the sticky job of getting a film funded outside the studio system. Read full review

James Mottram

Nov 3, 2013

Maverick director James Toback (Fingers) and Alec Baldwin front this frequently hilarious insider doc. Read full review

The Playlist Kevin Jagernauth

Oct 17, 2013

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. Read full review

Empire Ali Plumb

Nov 4, 2013

Jollied up with some fun anecdotes from Hollywood's great and good, this is entertaining, if hardly hugely revelatory stuff. Read full review

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manofthemoon

Mar 22, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Entertaining examination of the modern realities of trying to get a film funded as Baldwin and Toback head to the Cannes Festival in pursuit of money for a proposed project (which has no script). Quickly realising that they have more chance of getting $4m rather than no chance of $25m, the duo are happy to try and play the game. Interviews with legendary directors such as Coppola, Polanski and Scorsese and actors such as Ryan Gosling reveal the funding by committee reality of the modern studio and investor system. Nothing new is revealed, but it's a light-hearted look at 21st century film industry ways and rich investors with nice yachts. Enjoyable.… Expand

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Deanomite

Feb 24, 2020

A good documentary about trying to make a movie, Alec Baldwin starring. Everyone telling the story of the first time they took their movie to Cannes. Also, the actors talking about what they love about acting, and how they create their characters.

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