After discussing a film idea for quite some time , actor Alec Baldwin and writer/director James Toback decided to go to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and document their search for investors . During their time at Cannes , Baldwin and Toback interviewed many high-profile figures in the film industry . " I knew all the directors I approached , " said Toback . " I was pretty friendly with a few of them . Alec wanted those particular directors . Ryan Gosling was his idea . I 've known Jessica Chastain for several years , and she was my idea . I had n't thought about Diane Kruger before , but then we ran into her in the lobby of the Carlton Hotel in Cannes , France . " '' Seduced and Abandoned '' premiered in the Special Screenings section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on May 20 , 2013 . A week prior to its premiere at the festival , the North American rights to the film were acquired by HBO Films . It later aired on HBO on October 28 , 2013 and will be given a cinematic release in the United Kingdom on November 8 , 2013
2012 Cannes Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
Seduced and Abandoned (2013 film)