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Stardust Memories (1980)

Comedy | 89 minutes
3,26 150 votes

Genre: Comedy / Drama

Duration: 89 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Woody Allen

Stars: Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling and Jessica Harper

IMDb score: 7,2 (25.012)

Releasedate: 26 September 1980

Stardust Memories plot

A successful filmmaker doesn't want to make comedies anymore and goes to the beach hotel 'Stardust' in New Jersey to relax, where a retrospective of his oeuvre is shown. During the turbulent weekend, he is chased by fans, reflects on his chaotic love life and even begins to doubt himself.

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pjmj

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Piqued by the many high reviews, I watched this film. And sure enough... Breathtakingly beautiful. Delightfully slow. Like a precious photo album of moving images. I only wonder what this film would have been like in color. Charlotte Rampling was once again enchanting as a somewhat cold character. I'd never seen her as young as this before. I saw Fellini's "8½" mentioned several times. I really need to find a copy of it now, because I'm very curious about it.

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james_cameron

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A typical Woody Allen, this dryly comic mix of self-pity, navel-gazing, and pretense. It took me a while to get into it, but I was quickly captivated by the film's wistful tone, the witty dialogue, and the beautiful black-and-white photography. And after more than forty years, the film neither looks nor feels dated. Incidentally, in the opening scene, pay attention to Sharon Stone, here in her film debut.

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blurp194

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You want to do Mankind a service? Tell funnier stories!

And also that reference to stealing 8 1/2, and with a bit of goodwill, Bergman. And then Allen still claims this film isn't autobiographical. As if the somewhat scurrilous nod to his adoring fans wasn't convincing proof of that. Not narcissistic, but it's clear he's playing M. Bates.

And besides, just like all his films, this one is also reeking of that thick, smoky smell of Brussels sprouts. From the neurotic ramblings to the unfunny text and dialogue, from the font to the music. I can't relate to any of it.

Why do you watch Allen's films if you can't relate to them anyway, people sometimes ask. In this case, it was because Charlotte Rampling is in them, and she is everything Allen isn't. Yes, I did find that kissing scene difficult to watch.

1.5* - for Rampling and for Louis Armstrong.

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