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A romance... but most of all, it's a mystery - Rifkin’s Festival
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Title: Rifkin’s Festival

Release Date: 1 Oct 2020

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: The Mediapro Studio, Gravier Productions, Wildside, Perdido Productions

Production Companies: The Mediapro Studio, Gravier Productions, Wildside, Perdido Productions

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.1 (432 votes)

Cast

  • Mort Rifkin: Wallace Shawn
  • Sue: Gina Gershon
  • Philippe: Louis Garrel
  • Jo Rojas: Elena Anaya
  • Tomás López: Enrique Arce
  • Jake: Steve Guttenberg
  • Death: Christoph Waltz
  • Paco: Sergi López
  • Gil Brenner: Douglas McGrath
  • Delores: Georgina Amorós
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