Searching for Paradise is a 2002 movie, with screenplay

Screenplay

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 and direction

Film director

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 by Myra Paci.

Searching for Paradise is the story of Gilda Mattei, a girl overcome with grief over the death of her father. In trying to cope with her depression and uncertainty about her purpose in life, she embarks on a journey in which she endeavors to meet her favorite actor, Michael DeSantis, with whom she has developed an obsession.

Cast

• Susan May Pratt
  Susan May Pratt
  Susan May Pratt is an American actress, perhaps best known for playing Maureen Cummings in Center Stage and Mandella in 10 Things I Hate About You....
  
   as Gilda Mattei
• Chris Noth
  Chris Noth
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   as Michael DeSantis
• Jeremy Davies
  Jeremy Davies (actor)
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   as Adam
• John Pierson
  John Pierson (filmmaker)
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   as Jim Johnson
• Michele Placido
  Michele Placido
  Michele Placido is an internationally known Italian actor and director. He is best known for the role of Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra.-Life and career:...
  
   as Giorgio Mattei
• Laila Robins
  Laila Robins
  -Personal life:Robins was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Latvian American parents Brigita and Janis Robins, who was a research chemist. She attended the Yale School of Drama, and received her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, . Robins has been in a...
  
   as Barbara Mattei
• Josef Sommer
  Josef Sommer
  Josef Sommer is an American film actor.He was born Maximilian Josef Sommer in Greifswald, Germany and was raised in North Carolina, the son of Elisabeth and Clemons Sommer, a professor of art history at the University of North Carolina. He studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology...
  
   as Carl Greenslate
• Mary Louise Wilson
  Mary Louise Wilson
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   as Evelyn Greenslate
• Samantha Buck
  Samantha Buck
  -Biography:Buck was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised in Washington, D.C.Buck played Det. G. Lynn Bishop in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, temporarily replacing Det. Alexandra Eames while the latter was on maternity leave. Buck's television roles have not been limited only to drama; she also played...
  
   as Andrea
• Jonathan Lisecki as Dave Pierce

Awards

Searching for Paradise was nominated for The Golden Starfish Award and won the cinematography

Cinematography

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 award at the Hamptons International Film Festival

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. Also, Susan May Pratt won an award for best actress at the Milan International Film Festival.