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Stardust Memories

  • 19801980
  • PGPG
  • 1h 29m
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7.2/10
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Woody Allen and Charlotte Rampling in Stardust Memories (1980)
The film follows famous filmmaker Sandy Bates, who is plagued by fans who prefer his "earlier, funnier movies" to his more recent artistic efforts, while he tries to reconcile his conflicting attraction to two very different women: the earnest intellectual Daisy and the more maternal Isobel. Meanwhile, he is also haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend, the unstable Dorrie.
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While attending a retrospective of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.While attending a retrospective of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.While attending a retrospective of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
23K
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    • Woody Allen
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Woody Allen
    • Charlotte Rampling
    • Jessica Harper
    • Woody Allen
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Woody Allen
    • Charlotte Rampling
    • Jessica Harper
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    • 125User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
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    Trailer 2:47
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    Bill Cosby in Stardust Memories (1980)
    Woody Allen and Charlotte Rampling in Stardust Memories (1980)
    Woody Allen and Charlotte Rampling in Stardust Memories (1980)
    Sharon Stone in Stardust Memories (1980)
    Sharon Stone in Stardust Memories (1980)
    Sharon Stone in Stardust Memories (1980)
    Sharon Stone in Stardust Memories (1980)
    Sharon Stone in Stardust Memories (1980)
    Sharon Stone in Stardust Memories (1980)
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    Woody Allen and Charlotte Rampling in Stardust Memories (1980)
    Woody Allen and Charlotte Rampling in Stardust Memories (1980)

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    Woody Allen
    Woody Allen
    • Sandy Bates
    Charlotte Rampling
    Charlotte Rampling
    • Dorrie
    Jessica Harper
    Jessica Harper
    • Daisy
    Marie-Christine Barrault
    Marie-Christine Barrault
    • Isobel
    Tony Roberts
    Tony Roberts
    • Tony
    Daniel Stern
    Daniel Stern
    • Actor
    Amy Wright
    Amy Wright
    • Shelley
    Helen Hanft
    Helen Hanft
    • Vivian Orkin
    John Rothman
    John Rothman
    • Jack Abel
    Anne De Salvo
    Anne De Salvo
    • Sandy's Sister
    Joan Neuman
    • Sandy's Mother
    Ken Chapin
    • Sandy's Father
    Leonardo Cimino
    Leonardo Cimino
    • Sandy's Analyst
    Eli Mintz
    Eli Mintz
    • Old Man
    Bob Maroff
    • Jerry Abraham
    Gabrielle Strasun
    • Charlotte Ames
    David Lipman
    David Lipman
    • George - Sandy's Chauffeur
    Robert Munk
    • Boy Sandy
      • Woody Allen
      • Woody Allen
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    • Trivia
      Woody Allen has always strenuously denied that the film is autobiographical. Allen has said in the book "Woody Allen on Woody Allen: In Conversation with Stig Björkman" (1994): "[Critics] thought that the lead character was me. Not a fictional character but me. Not a fictional character but me, and that I was expressing hostility towards my audience. That was in no way the point of the film. It was about a character who is obviously having a sort of nervous breakdown and, in spite of success, has come to a point in his life where he is having a bad time".
    • Quotes

      Sandy Bates: You can't control life. It doesn't wind up perfectly. Only-only art you can control. Art and masturbation. Two areas in which I am an absolute expert.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: In God We Trust, Coast to Coast, Somewhere in Time, Stardust Memories, Oh God! Book II (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Hebrew School Rag
      Music by Dick Hyman (uncredited)

      Piano Music Arranged and Performed by Dick Hyman

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    Beautiful
    Reading some of the comments listed here, I'm dismayed by some of the narrowness of the criticisms ("It's shot in black & white for no reason!" "The flashbacks are indistinguishable from the present day!")... as if these were somehow to be construed as mistakes. Jeez.

    I love this film. It rambles a little here and there, and sometimes it's so personal I feel voyeuristic watching it. The montage of Charlotte Rampling towards the end is stunning in how it summarizes Allen's feelings about memory, nostalgia, and the ever-present reality that never seems to allow the past to make sense.

    One cannot deny that Allen has a very keen understanding of who he is, as a person, comedian, and lover. This is not to say that he is infallible or somehow more evolved than anyone else, but rather - through the retrospective of his "earlier funny films" - it's clear that he understands his strengths, and - outside the theatre - the weaknesses of his emotional life.

    A perfect film for a quiet Sunday.
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    • Aug 14, 2003

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    • Release date
      • September 26, 1980 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
      • Persian
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    • Filming locations
      • The Great Auditorium, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
      • Rollins-Joffe Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 29 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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