Siesta (1987)

An American skydiver wakes up in the middle of nowhere in Spain and must recount the last five agonizing days to figure out how she got there.

Director:

Mary Lambert

Writers:

Patrice Chaplin (novel), Patricia Louisianna Knop

Stars:

Ellen Barkin, Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ellen Barkin	...	Claire
Gabriel Byrne	...	Augustine
Julian Sands	...	Kit
Isabella Rossellini	...	Marie
Martin Sheen	...	Del
Alexei Sayle	...	Cabbie (as Alexy Syale)
Grace Jones	...	Conchita
Jodie Foster	...	Nancy
Anastassia Stakis	...	Desdra
Gary Cady	...	Roger
Graham Fletcher-Cook	...	Gary
Santiago Álvarez	...	Arturo (as Santiago Alvarez)
Daniel Martín	...	Beaten Spaniard (as Daniel Martin)
Fabián Conde	...	Injured Spaniard (as Fabian Conde)
José María Cañete	...	Ticket Agent #1 (as Pepe Canete)

Storyline

Claire (an American) wakes up in a terrible state at the end of a runway in Spain. As she tries to account for her state (blood-soaked and bruised), she has flashbacks from the past few days. She thinks she's killed someone, but isn't sure, and now she's wandering the Spanish streets without money or a clear memory.

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Plot Keywords:

sex scene | stuntwoman | female protagonist | airplane | flash forward | 

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Taglines:

The time of day when mystery and passion become one.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Mary Lambert asked Madonna to star in this film, but she declined because the film had "too much nudity and sexual content".

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Quotes

Kit: And what were you born for, my sweet?
Desdra: You know, I was born to forgive you the morning.
Kit: Dog that I am, WOOF WOOF

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Good Morning, Vietnam/Leonard Part 6/Eddie Murphy Raw/Housekeeping/Siesta (1987)

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Soundtracks

Dime
Written by Manuel Molina and José Manuel Flores
Performed by Lole y Manuel

User Reviews

Ellen Barkin and Miles Davis. Sounds good but isn't.

think it would be quite hard to include spoilers as few people seem to agree on what happened anyway. Roger Ebert's review seems very different than a version I have just seen, it must have been recut to make more sense at some point.

I saw a this at a London test screening and the only clear memory is the beauty of Ellen Barkin and Marcus Miller and Miles Davis's music.

This may be a spoiler but it is for the good of humanity, I never want to see the pus ugly oaf Alexei Sayle ever again, in any context, never mind sexual.

For the gentlemen who asked about Bennie Maupin on bass clarinet, this is bassist/ composer (and mo fo) Marcus Miller

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 November 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Siesta

Filming Locations:

Estudios Roma, Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,525, 15 November 1987

Gross USA:

$700,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$700,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lorimar Motion Pictures, Siren Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1