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01/25/03
Gaudi Afternoon (2001)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:5
Rotten:12
Average Rating:4.7/10
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Dramas
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... [More]
Starring: Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Lili Taylor, Juliette Lewis
Director: Susan Seidelman
Reviews for Gaudi Afternoon
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03/27/09
Top CriticGaudi Afternoon is mostly dream, part nightmare, and part morality play surrounding the concept of mothering a young girl.
03/16/06
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12/06/05
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09/30/05
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07/07/05
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07/20/04
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
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
Top CriticAn emotionally and intellectually subtle work.
03/23/03
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
What should be a soufflé of gender-bending mischief is more like a bowl of oatmeal.
03/20/03
Top CriticThe 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
The trumped-up alley-to-plaza intrigue could use more smoke and less mirrors.
03/18/03
A waste of talent.
03/09/03
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02/13/03
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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