Rifkin’s Festival
A romance... but most of all, it's a mystery
The story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Film Festival. They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the beauty and charm of Spain and the fantasy of movies. She has an affair with a brilliant French movie director, and he falls in love with a beautiful Spanish woman who lives there.
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Wallace Shawn
Mort Rifkin
Gina Gershon
Sue
Louis Garrel
Philippe
Elena Anaya
Jo Rojas
Enrique Arce
Tomás López
Steve Guttenberg
Jake
Christoph Waltz
Death
Sergi López
Paco
Douglas McGrath
Gil Brenner
Georgina Amorós
Delores
Richard Kind
Mort's Father
Nathalie Poza
Mort's Mother
Ben Temple
Dr. Kline
Andrea Trepat
Dr. Rojas's Assistant
Stephanie Figueira
Reporter at Hotel
Luz Cipriota
Reporter at Hotel
Godeliv Van den Brandt
Reporter at Hotel
Manu Fullola
Reporter José
Yan Tual
Paul
Nick Devlin
Lunch Guest
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