| Stardust Memories | |
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| Directed by | Woody Allen |
| Written by | Woody Allen |
| Produced by | Robert Greenhut |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gordon Willis |
| Edited by | Susan E. Morse |
Production company | Jack Rollins–Charles H. Joffe Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 88 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $10.4 million (US and Canada) |
Stardust Memories is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, who stars alongside Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper, Marie-Christine Barrault, and Tony Roberts. Sharon Stone has a brief role, in her film debut. It follows a filmmaker who recalls his life and his loves—the inspirations for his films—while attending a retrospective of his work. The film is shot in black and white and is reminiscent of Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963), which it parodies.
Stardust Memories was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screenplay, but was not warmly received by critics on its original release, and is not among the most renowned works in Allen's filmography. The film has nonetheless been re-evaluated to some extent, with modern reception more often positive than negative. Allen, who denies that the work is autobiographical and has expressed regret that audiences interpreted it as such,[2] has cited Stardust Memories as one of his own favorite films.[3]
- ^ "Stardust Memories (AA)". British Board of Film Classification. October 23, 1980. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- ^ Nichols, Mary P. (1998). Reconstructing Woody: Art, Love, and Life in the Films of Woody Allen. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-8476-8990-3.
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