Plot
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.
Cast
James Toback
Self
Alec Baldwin
Self
Bérénice Bejo
Self
Bernardo Bertolucci
Self
James Caan
Self
Jessica Chastain
Self
Francis Ford Coppola
Self
Ryan Gosling
Self
Diane Kruger
Self
Brett Ratner
Self
Roman Polanski
Self
Martin Scorsese
Self
Crew
James Toback
Director
James Toback
Writer
Alec Baldwin
Producer
Michael Mailer
Producer
Alan Helene
Producer
James Toback
Producer
Ruben Sluijter
Director of Photography
Related films
7.2Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
6.8Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
6.9Sidney
2022
7.8Being James Bond
2021
7.2Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022
7.1The Class of ‘92
2013
6.5Heart of a Dog
2015
7.1Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
7.9John Candy: I Like Me
2025
6.5Capital in the Twenty-First Century
2019
7.5The Last Repair Shop
2024
7.2Deliver Us from Evil
2006
6.7Cameraperson
2016
7.0Marvel's Behind the Mask
2021
6.9Human Flow
2017