Siesta (film)

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Siesta
Patrice Chaplin
Produced byGary Kurfirst
Starring
CinematographyBryan Loftus
Edited byGlenn A. Morgan
Music by
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Release date
  • November 11, 1987 (1987-11-11)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.5 million[1]
Box office$604,491

Siesta is a 1987 American

The Los Angeles Times, the film "follows a daredevil through her final days leading up to a potentially fatal leap. Rife with Jungian imagery, the film is a post-modern fable of destiny and change, peopled with a gallery of lost souls including a guardian angel (played by British heartthrob Julian Sands), a sorceress (played by pop star Grace Jones) and the angel of death (Alexei Sayle)."[2] It also stars Martin Sheen and Isabella Rossellini
.

Plot

Claire, a young American, wakes up in a distressed state at an airport with no recollection of recent events. As she gradually pieces together her memories, she suspects she may be connected to a murder. Flashbacks reveal she was involved in risky activities, including jumping into a safety net for an event organizer named Del and participating in orgies with acquaintances. The film focuses on Claire's journey through Madrid as she tries to unravel the mystery of her past and uncover shocking truths about herself.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was written by

Lorimar Motion Pictures, and debuted in New York City on November 11, 1987. Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis performed on the score for the film, Music from Siesta, which was written and arranged by frequent Davis collaborator Marcus Miller.[3]

Reaction

The film was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature in 1988, for Director Mary Lambert.[4]

Siesta received mixed reviews. On review aggregator

The Los Angeles Times called the film “a monumentally bad, awesomely wrongheaded, pretentious conceit."[2]

References

  1. ^ https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57814-SIESTA
  2. ^ a b c McKenna, Kristine (December 4, 1987). "'Siesta' Wakes Up Her Film-Directing Career". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Fordham, John (December 22, 2005). "Miles Davis/ Marcus Miller, Music From Siesta". The Guardian. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "37 Years of Nominees & Winners, 1986–2022". Film Independent. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Siesta". Rotten Tomatoes.
  6. ^ Maslin, Janet (November 11, 1987). "Film: Exoticism in 'Siesta'". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Ebert, Roger (February 5, 1988). "Siesta". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

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