Interiors (1978) USA
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Director:Woody Allen
Studio:MGM (Video & DVD)
Producer:Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins, Robert Greenhut
Writer:Woody Allen
Rating:4.5
Rated:PG
Date Added:2006-03-27
ASIN:0792846087
UPC:0027616851147
Price:$14.95
Awards:Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 6 nominations
Genre:Psychological Drama
Release:2000-05-07
IMDb:0077742
Duration:92
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:English
Subtitles:French, Spanish
Woody Allen  ...  (Director)
Woody Allen  ...  (Writer)
 
Kristin Griffith  ...  Flyn
Mary Beth Hurt  ...  Joey
Richard Jordan  ...  Frederick
Diane Keaton  ...  Renata
E.G. Marshall  ...  Arthur
Geraldine Page  ...  Eve
Maureen Stapleton  ...  Pearl
Sam Waterston  ...  Mike
Missy Hope  ...  Young Joey
Kerry Duffy  ...  Young Renata
Nancy Collins  ...  Young Flyn
Penny Gaston  ...  Young Eve
Roger Morden  ...  Young Arthur
Henderson Forsythe  ...  Judge Bartel
Gordon Willis  ...  Cinematographer
Ralph Rosenblum  ...  Editor
Summary: Although indisputably a film by Woody Allen, Interiors is about as far from "a Woody Allen film" as you can get--and maybe more people could have seen what a fine film it is if they hadn't been expecting what Allen himself called "one of his earlier, funnier movies." An entirely serious, rather too self-consciously Bergmanesque drama about a divorcing elderly couple and their grown daughters, it is slow, meditative, and constructed with a brilliant, painterly eye. There is no music--a simple effect that Allen uses with extraordinary power. In fact, half the film is filled with silent faces staring out of windows, yet the mood is so engaging, hypnotic even, that you never feel the director is poking you in the ribs and saying, "somber atmosphere." Diane Keaton, released for once from the goofy ditz stereotype, shines as the "successful" daughter. Some of the dialogue is stilted, and it's hard to tell whether this is a deliberate effect or simply the way repressed upscale New Yorkers talk after too many years having their self-absorption sharpened on the therapist's couch. Fanatical, almost childish self-regard is the chief subject of Allen's comedy--it's remarkable that in this film he was able to remove the comedy but leave room for us to pity and care about these rather irritating people. --Richard Farr