Gaudi Afternoon (2001)
29 %
Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 5 Rotten:12 Average Rating: 4.7/10
Runtime: 88 mins
Theatrical Release: Mar 21, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: Cassandra Reilly (Davis) is an American translator who has moved permanently to Barcelona. She’s quite broke, though, so when a glamorous stranger asks for her help, she can’t afford to refuse. The hot femme-fatale Frankie Stevens (Harden) is another American in Barcelona. Her husband has... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Lili Taylor, Juliette Lewis, Christopher Bowen
Director: Susan Seidelman
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Gaudi Afternoon is mostly dream, part nightmare, and part morality play surrounding the concept of mothering a young girl.
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03/16/06
A kooky, madcap adventure set in Barcelona devolves into a sort of sub -sub-Almodovar picture. Stay for the opening credits, then leave.
03/29/03
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For a while, the sheer exoticism of the characters and the setting provides a certain amount of interest, but the film's farcical situations, mostly involving the sexual orientation of its characters, ultimately prove tiresome.
03/24/03
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With a lovably quirky script, lovely production values and delightful performances by a strong cast, Gaudi Afternoon is Seidelman's best film yet.
03/22/03
A mildly entertaining gender-bender comedy set in Barcelona, never quite lives up to its excellent cast or the onetime promise of director Susan Seidelman.
03/21/03
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What should be a soufflé of gender-bending mischief is more like a bowl of oatmeal.
03/20/03
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The offbeat cast and gorgeous Barcelona locations can't quite make up for the thinness of the mystery and forced quirkiness of the characters and their tangled relationships.
03/20/03
Even the crackpot architectural genius of Antonio Gaudi cannot elevate this silly little farce of sexual confusion from director Susan Seidelman and writer James Myhre.
03/20/03
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The trumped-up alley-to-plaza intrigue could use more smoke and less mirrors.
03/18/03
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01/25/03
Although the ending briefly dips into some silly sentimentality, the film as a whole is liberated by Cassandra's sardonic charm and a madcap exploration of the mother-daughter nexus.
01/25/03
It's a frothy romp played for the fun of it, and when the silliness dies down the pic can easily be forgotten.
01/24/03
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