Gaudi Afternoon is a 2001

2001 in film

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 comedy film

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 based on Barbara Wilson's novel and directed by Susan Seidelman

Susan Seidelman

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. The film focuses on an expatriate American book translator (Judy Davis

Judy Davis

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) living in Barcelona, Spain, who is hired by a mysterious woman to locate her lost husband. The film’s cast includes Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

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, Lili Taylor

Lili Taylor

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 , Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

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, Christopher Bowen

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 and Courtney Jines

Courtney Jines

Courtney Elizabeth Jines is an American actress.-Life and career:Courtney was born in Fairfax, Virginia. She is a "lifelong actress" who has been acting professionally since the age of 6. She made her first television appearance in 2000 in the episode "Demolition Derby" of the television series...

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Gaudi Afternoon had a theatrical engagement in New York City

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in March 2003, but was not picked up for theatrical distribution and was subsequently released as a straight-to-DVD title.