The Inner Life of Martin Frost

The Inner Life of Martin Frost
Film poster
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Auster
Screenplay byPaul Auster
Based onThe Book of Illusions
by Paul Auster
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChristophe Beaucarne
Edited byTim Squyres
Music byLaurent Petitgand
Production
companies
  • Alfama Films
  • Clap Filmes
  • Peter Newman Productions
  • Salty Features
  • Tornasol Films
Distributed byNew Yorker Films
Release dates
  • March 21, 2007 (2007-03-21) (NYC)
  • September 7, 2007 (2007-09-07) (USA)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Inner Life of Martin Frost is a 2007 American romantic-mystery drama film written and directed by Paul Auster and starring David Thewlis, Irène Jacob, and Michael Imperioli. The film is about an author who having just completed his fourth novel travels to his friends' vacant country house to spend a few weeks alone. There he meets a beautiful and mysterious woman who inspires him to write a new story. Filmed in Azenhas do Mar in Sintra, Portugal in the spring of 2006, The Inner Life of Martin Frost is Auster's second film as director and fourth as writer. The film premiered at the New Directors/New Films Festival on March 21, 2007, and was released in the United States on September 7, 2007.