Siesta (film)

Siesta
Directed by	Mary Lambert
Produced by	Gary Kurfirst
Written by	Patrice Chaplin (novel) Patricia Louisianna Knop (screenplay)
Starring	Ellen Barkin Gabriel Byrne Jodie Foster Grace Jones Isabella Rossellini Julian Sands Alexei Sayle Martin Sheen
Music by	Miles Davis Marcus Miller
Cinematography	Bryan Loftus
Editing by	Glenn A. Morgan
Distributed by	Lorimar Motion Pictures
Release dates	November 11, 1987
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5,000,000
Box office	$604,491

Siesta is a 1987 film directed by Mary Lambert, and starring Ellen Barkin, Gabriel Byrne and Jodie Foster. It also stars Martin Sheen, Isabella Rossellini, Grace Jones, Julian Sands and Alexei Sayle.

The screenplay was written by Patricia Louisianna Knop, based on a novel by Patrice Chaplin. The film was shot on location in Spain, released by Lorimar Motion Pictures, and debuted in New York City on November 11, 1987. The film's themes are sex and death. 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. Film critic Janet Maslin called it an "excitingly bad, artily experimental film".

The film performed poorly at the box office. While it was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature in 1988, the film was also nominated for two Razzie Awards as both Grace Jones and Isabella Rossellini were nominated as Worst Supporting Actress.

Cast

• Ellen Barkin as Claire
• Gabriel Byrne as Augustine
• Julian Sands as Kit
• Isabella Rossellini as Marie
• Martin Sheen as Del
• Alexei Sayle as Cabbie
• Grace Jones as Conchita
• Jodie Foster as Nancy
• Anastassia Stakis as Desdra
• Gary Cady as Roger

References

• Maslin, Janet (November 11, 1987). "Film: Exoticism in 'Siesta'". The New York Times. Retrieved on May 4, 2009.

External links

• Siesta at the Internet Movie Database
• Siesta at Rotten Tomatoes