Project Detail

Gaudi Afternoon

Synopsis

Living in Barcelona, American translator Cassandra Reilly (Judy Davis) quickly discovers that appearances are very deceptive in the comedic mystery Gaudi Afternoon.

Femme fatale Frankie Stevens (Marcia Gay Harden) is another American in Barcelona. She is convinced her husband has mysteriously disappeared in the Spanish city and uses Cassandra's amateur sleuthing skills to help her find him. At first Cassandra turns the offer down but the chance to earn some easy money is too tempting.

As Cassandra attempts to help unravel Frankie's secret past, she finds herself embroiled in a web of mistaken identities, double-crossing families and a kidnapping plot.

Add to this the appearance of the sensual April (Juliette Lewis) and the elusive Ben (Lili Taylor), and Cassandra winds up in a riddle even more complex than Gaudi's haunting architecture.

Alone in a foreign city, Cassandra must solve a family's most hidden secret before she can confront her own past.

Details

Year
2001
Type of project
Features
Running time
100 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Susan Seidelman
Producer
Susan Seidelman
Executive Producer
Susan Seidelman
Editor
Deirdre Slevin
Screenwriter
James Myhre
Director of Photography
Josep M Civit
Sound
Licio Marcos De Oliveira
Composer
Bernardo Bonezzi
Principal cast
Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Lili Taylor, Juliette Lewis

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Lolafilms, S.A.

C/Velazquez, 12
28001 Madrid
Contact: Nadine Luque
19 Garrick Street
London WC2E 9AX
UK

T 020 7845 7900

Sales Company

Lolafilms UK Ltd.

Contact: Nicole Mackey
19 Garrick Street
London WC2E 9AX
UK

T 020 7845 7900

nicole.mackey@lolauk.co.uk

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