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Siesta ( 1987 ) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1987 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Mary Lambert

Written By:
Patrice Chaplin
Patricia Louisianna Knop

Actors:
Ellen Barkin ..... Claire
Gabriel Byrne ..... Augustine
Julian Sands ..... Kit
Isabella Rossellini ..... Marie
Martin Sheen ..... Del
Grace Jones ..... Conchita
Jodie Foster ..... Nancy
Gary Cady ..... Roger
Graham Fletcher-Cook ..... Gary
Daniel Martín ..... Beaten Spaniard
Fabián Conde ..... Injured Spaniard
José María Cañete ..... Ticket Agent #1
Jaime Doria ..... Detective #1
José Teodoro ..... Ticket Agent #2
Frank Braña ..... Park Policeman

Synopsis:

Sky diver Clare (Ellen Barkin) wakes up disheveled and almost naked in Spain. She has left her husband Del (Martin Sheen) in Death Valley in order to find her former lover Augustine (Gabriel Byrne). She may have committed a murder, or it may all be fantasy. This film, directed by Mary Lambert is odd, confusing and sometimes downright laughable, full of preposterous plot twists and ridiculous symbolism. The plot makes little sense, and Lambert, while showing great visual style, has little concern for character or plot. It is never clear whether the mysterious visions that Claire experiences are memories or simply plot devices, and Clare's continued pursuit by a taxi driver with rusty teeth who keeps trying to rape her is ludicrous. Good performances by Barkin and Byrne, and a nice musical score by Miles Davis do nothing to save this pretentious, silly film.

Claire (an American) wakes up in a terrible state at the end of a runway in Spain. As she tries to account for her state (blood-soaked and bruised), she has flashbacks from the past few days. She thinks she's killed someone, but isn't sure, and now she's wandering the Spanish streets without money or a clear memory.

Claire, a daredevil skydiver, impulsively leaves her home and husband, to travel to Spain in an attempt to find and win back the man she loves. After an awkward confrontation with him and his wife, she falls in with a dissolute aimless, English crowd.

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