[3] During their time at Cannes, Baldwin and Toback interviewed many high-profile figures in the film industry.

I hadn't thought about Diane Kruger before, but then we ran into her in the lobby of the Carlton Hotel [in Cannes, France].

"[5] Seduced and Abandoned premiered in the Special Screenings section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2013.

"[14] Conversely, David Hinkley of New York Daily News gave the film a negative review, stating, "In a perfect world, Seduced and Abandoned might have told us why it's so hard for grownups to find anything they want to see at the movies these days.

Alas, while it flirts with that question and answer, in the end it plays a little too much like a home movie for the film industry.