''Searching for Paradise'' is a 2001 film, written and directed by Myra Paci. It was Paci's first feature film. ''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, for whom she has developed an obsession.

Cast

Susan May Pratt Susan May Pratt (born February 8, 1974) is an American actress. She played Mandella in ''10 Things I Hate About You'', Alicia in ''Drive Me Crazy'', and Maureen Cummings in '' Center Stage''. Personal life , Pratt was finishing her bachelor's d ...

as Gilda Mattei * Chris Noth as Michael DeSantis *

Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies (né Boring; born October 8, 1969) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Ray Aibelli in '' Spanking the Monkey'' (1994), Corporal Upham in ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), Snow in '' Solaris'' (2002), B ...

as Adam * John Pierson as Jim Johnson *

Michele Placido Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marc ...

as Giorgio Mattei *

Laila Robins Laila Robins is an American stage, film and television actress. She has appeared in films including '' Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987), ''An Innocent Man'' (1989), '' Live Nude Girls'' (1995), ''True Crime'' (1999), '' She's Lost Control' ...

as Barbara Mattei *

Josef Sommer Maximilian Josef Sommer (born June 26, 1934) is a retired German-American stage, television, and film actor. Early life He was born in Greifswald, Germany, and raised in North Carolina, the son of Elisabeth and Clemens Sommer, a professor of Ar ...

as Carl Greenslate * Mary Louise Wilson as Evelyn Greenslate * Samantha Buck as Andrea *

Jonathan Lisecki Jonathan Lisecki (born 1976) is an American producer, director, writer and actor. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay for his film ''Gayby''. He is gay and married ''New Yorker'' music critic Alex Ross N ...

as Dave Pierce

Awards and festivals

Susan May Pratt won the award for best actress at the Milan Film Festival, and Teodoro Maniaci received the

Hamptons International Film Festival The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) is an international film festival founded in 1992, by Joyce Robinson. The festival has since taken place every year in East Hampton, New York. It is usually an annual five-day event in mid-October ...

cinematography award for the film. The film was the opening attraction at the 2002

Boston Film Festival Boston Film Festival (BFF) is an annual film festival held in Boston in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It has been held annually since 1984, usually in early September. The Boston Film Festival premiered such notable films as ''The Last Kiss'' ...

. It was also shown at the

Austin Film Festival Austin Film Festival (AFF), founded in 1994, is an organization in Austin, Texas, that focuses on writers’ creative contributions to film. Initially, AFF was called the Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and functioned to launch the ...

to critical acclaim, and was screened at the

Hawaii International Film Festival The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii. HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is h ...

, the Philadelphia Film Festival, the

Rhode Island International Film Festival Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) takes place every year in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island as well as satellite locations throughout the state. History Started in 1997, the Festival is produced by Flickers, the ...

, and the San Diego Film Festival.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0217787, Searching for Paradise 2002 films Films scored by Carter Burwell