Temptation (lost rock musical film featuring Zoe Saldana; 2004): Difference between revisions

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Poster for the film.

Status: Lost

Temptation is a film musical that stars Hollywood actress Zoe Saldana. The film was written by Sydney Forest and John Taylor and was directed by Mark Tarlov. The film wrapped up filming in 2004 and was screneened shortly after producrtion. The film featured an ensemble of live-action and animation with surreal sets and backgrounds^[1].

Premise

The story retells the German legend and folktale Faust having a deal with the devil and is presented in a musical form, primarily within the genre of rock. There is little to no dialogue in the movie as the dialogue for most of the film was mostly sang by the actors^[2].

Availability

Temptation never saw the light of day in public release nor any abundance of physical media after premiering only once in 2004 at the New York Musical Festival.^[3]

The musical tracks performed in the first act of the musical was uploaded to Bandcamp by the official account that managed the musical^[4]. Only a few pictures from the film are available online.

Cast and Characters

Zoe Saldana as Annie
Adam Pascal as Nicholi
Alice Ripley as Sabrina
Anika Noni Rose as Fog
Michael Cerveris as Pablo
Orfeh as Yvonne
Deven May as Matt
Annie Golden as Nora

Notes

Note that the film is not to be confused with the Bollywood musical of the same name, Temptation, that was also produced in 2004.

References

↑ The search for "Temptation" (COMPLETED); Article written by Wattpad user musicalandmusiclover. Retrieved 15 May '24
↑ The High Power. Rock Musical Feature Film. Retrieved 15 May '24
↑ Temptation (NYMF). Retrieved 15 May '24
↑ Temptation Act 1. Retrieved 15 May '24

[1] The search for "Temptation" (COMPLETED); Article written by Wattpad user musicalandmusiclover. Retrieved 15 May '24

[2] The High Power. Rock Musical Feature Film. Retrieved 15 May '24

[3] Temptation (NYMF). Retrieved 15 May '24

[4] Temptation Act 1. Retrieved 15 May '24

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-''Temptation'' is rock musical starring Zoe Saldana, written by Sydney Forest and John Taylor, directed by Mark Tarlov and fully finished on 2004,
+'''''Temptation''''' is a film musical that stars Hollywood actress Zoe Saldana. The film was written by Sydney Forest and John Taylor and was directed by Mark Tarlov. The film wrapped up filming in 2004 and was screneened shortly after producrtion. The film featured an ensemble of live-action and animation with surreal sets and backgrounds<ref>[https://www.wattpad.com/346973072-the-search-for-temptation-completed-the-people-who  The search for "Temptation" (COMPLETED); Article written by Wattpad user musicalandmusiclover.] Retrieved 15 May '24</ref>.
-It featured scenes with real life actors, animation, and surreal sets and backgrounds.<ref>[https://www.wattpad.com/346973072-the-search-for-temptation-completed-the-people-who  The search for "Temptation" (COMPLETED).] Retrieved 15 May '24</ref>
 ==Premise==
-The story retells the tale of Faust, making a deal with the devil, in a Rock Musical form. There is little spoken dialogue in the film as the majority of the show is sung. Which uses characteristics of operatic recitative, only being sung in Rock form, similar to musicals such as Rent and Bare.
+The story retells the German legend and folktale ''Faust'' having a deal with the devil and is presented in a musical form, primarily within the genre of rock. There is little to no dialogue in the movie as the dialogue for most of the film was mostly sang by the actors<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030420144950/http://www.temptationthemovie.com/#  The High Power. Rock Musical Feature Film.] Retrieved 15 May '24</ref>.
-<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030420144950/http://www.temptationthemovie.com/#  The High Power. Rock Musical Feature Film.] Retrieved 15 May '24</ref>
 ==Availability==
-Temptation never saw the light of day in public release, nor physical media after premiering only once in 2004 at the New York Musical Festival.<ref>[https://archive.is/GioZR  Temptation (NYMF).] Retrieved 15 May '24</ref>
+''Temptation'' never saw the light of day in public release nor any abundance of physical media after premiering only once in 2004 at the New York Musical Festival.<ref>[https://archive.is/GioZR  Temptation (NYMF).] Retrieved 15 May '24</ref>
-The demo tracks of the ACT found.
-<ref>[https://temptationthemusical.bandcamp.com/album/temptation-act-1  Temptation Act 1.] Retrieved 15 May '24</ref>
+The musical tracks performed in the first act of the musical was uploaded to Bandcamp by the official account that managed the musical<ref>[https://temptationthemusical.bandcamp.com/album/temptation-act-1  Temptation Act 1.] Retrieved 15 May '24</ref>. Only a few pictures from the film are available online.
 ==Cast and Characters==
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 *Annie Golden as Nora
+==Notes==
+* Note that the film is not to be confused with the Bollywood musical of the same name, ''Temptation'', that was also produced in 2004.
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Lost music]]
 [[Category:Lost films]]
 [[Category:Completely lost media]]