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Stardust Memories

1980
Comedy
Drama
1h 29m
Sandy Bates, a successful filmmaker, attends a festival conducted to honor his work. During the course of the weekend he reconsiders his cinematic accomplishments as well as his past relationships. (imdb)
Directed by:
Woody Allen Woody Allen
Written by:
Woody Allen Woody Allen
Starring:
Charlotte Rampling Charlotte Rampling Amy Wright Amy Wright Woody Allen Woody Allen John Rothman John Rothman Tony Roberts Tony Roberts Daniel Stern Daniel Stern Jessica Harper Jessica Harper Marie-Christine Barrault Marie-Christine Barrault Helen Hanft
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Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, French, Persian
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Stardust Memories

1980
Comedy
Drama
1h 29m
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Rated 18 Mar 2012
97
96th
genius of woody allen in its purest form
Rated 18 Mar 2012
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 11 Jan 2020
80
77th
If Woody came out with this self indulgence after the last 20 years of output I would boo him into the ground. But 1980 and back, the creep earned it. I am the biggest hypocrite, drag me kicking and screaming into Italian surrealism artsy fart cinema, but will gladly press play on the American ripoffs because maybe Jessica Harper will show a boob.
Rated 11 Jan 2020
cinemahellcinema_hell
Rated 15 Jan 2009
75
46th
Felliniesque masturbation in black and white. There's some good moments, though.
Rated 15 Jan 2009
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 24 Apr 2009
89
96th
Removing all the idiosyncratic jokes, the core appreciation I have for Woody Allen remains, and in this movie it's extremely prevailant. No doubt, non-intellectuals wont appreciate it, neither will non-movie buffs, but this is a truly amazing film. It touched my heart in the same way that the unlikely "Radio Days" did, perhaps no one else can see this genius, but this is truly a masterpiece.
Rated 24 Apr 2009
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 24 Jan 2007
60
16th
It's beautifully shot, has a few very funny jokes, and the idea is interesting. But it reeks of self-indulgence, the Fellini-isms get tired after a while, and it's uncomfortably vicious towards Allen's critics and fans. The ending is an awkward and unfunny bit of business that carries the self-referential schtick one step too far. Also, Charlotte Rampling looks like she stepped straight out of Birkenau. We're supposed to find this character alluring?
Rated 24 Jan 2007
shmendrekShmendrek
Rated 24 Sep 2007
4
83rd
There is just something so sweet and genuine about this film....
Rated 24 Sep 2007
tjekhovTjekhov
Rated 02 Oct 2012
75
79th
Well, apparently Stardust Memories is Allen's favorite film, and one can see why. This works as an absolute tribute - something you can sense he's been longing for over the years - and then of course this is probably the best looking Woody Allen film. The cinematography is superb on every level. One thing bothers me though. If this is a tribute to 8 1/2 - made on the condition that the filmmaker had no clue what he was doing - Allen seems to be to much in control.
Rated 02 Oct 2012
rufamRufam
Rated 04 May 2011
85
93rd
Woody channels Fellini and the result is "Stardust Memories", a film both funny and somber -and did I mention quite pretentious as well? But this is also one of Allen's finest works and certainly his most artistic picture, a jewel that embellishes his filmography, this long, satirical epic on despair. The cinematography is stunning and the direction masterful -I actually think this is a gigantic improvement of "8 1/2" because it may be just as self-indulgent but it's thrice more entertaining.
Rated 04 May 2011
joojooJooJoo
Rated 04 May 2008
6
95th
Woody Allen is the only person I'd allow to be this indulgent.
Rated 04 May 2008
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 25 Mar 2010
94
93rd
Woody Allen's "8 1/2" (with a little Bergman thrown in for good measure). It's not his best organized film but it may be his most honest. The black-and-white photography is absolutely gorgeous and Charlotte Rampling gives her most intense and haunting performance.
Rated 25 Mar 2010
florvdeFlorVdE
Rated 31 Aug 2009
4
87th
Very clever and quite funny. Not the best movie to start with if you're unfamiliar with Allen's work, but for aficionados it's a must.
Rated 31 Aug 2009
stainStain
Rated 09 May 2010
100
95th
The Woody Allen version of _8 1/2_. A big improvement, too
Rated 09 May 2010
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 31 Dec 2010
4
70th
There's a certain irony (not lost on Allen, I'm sure) to such a narcissistic neurotic making such an indulgent, self-referential film. It's a fun concept, though, and makes for an entertaining film, even if it never scales to the heights of its primary inspiration, 8 1/2. Charming and funny. Gordon Willis is the man, by the way.
Rated 31 Dec 2010
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 12 Apr 2009
4
74th
Allen's take on the kind of self-referential existentialism Fellini attempted with 8 1/2. It's made with less grace than that film, as it seems a little jumbled, but makes up for it with heart. Allen boasts a particularly wicked sense of humor here, with lots of wonderful little moments of surrealism. Gordon Willis' black & white photography is absolutely fantastic (even beats Manhattan).
Rated 12 Apr 2009
puyaPuya
Rated 19 Mar 2009
100
99th
...he saw reality too clearly, faulty denial mechanism, failed to block out the terrible truth of existence. In the end his inability to push away the awful facts of being in the world rendered his life meaningless...
Rated 19 Mar 2009
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 31 Dec 2008
8
82nd
Maybe Woody's most sincere film and in a sense it is a misunderstood masterpiece. I didn't care too much for the women in this film and kept hoping Farrow or Keaton would pop up but it still worked. The cinematography is awesome and there is some really funny classic scenes.
Rated 31 Dec 2008
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 17 Mar 2011
70
75th
Woody Allen very often dances around the autobiographical, self-analytical, and existentially angsty, in a manner resembling his idols Fellini and Bergman. But Stardust Memories is perhaps the earliest example of full-on, heavy-duty self-indulgent deconstruction. At his best, he steps further away from himself than he does here, but as this masturbatory side of him goes, Stardust Memories is very good fun, and never tiring or bothersome.
Rated 17 Mar 2011
dean_franzDean Franz
Rated 21 Jun 2008
77
74th
Very underrated Allen movie, works as a fine tribute to 8½ but also ranks as one of his greatest films and surely his funniest.
Rated 21 Jun 2008
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 11 Oct 2012
100
98th
Allen's genius is overwhelming.
Rated 11 Oct 2012
darkmandarkman
Rated 02 Nov 2008
72
51st
Very confusing.
Rated 02 Nov 2008
tracytracy
Rated 19 Jul 2022
8
87th
I've always been extremely confused by the fact that this movie was so coldly received when it first came out. Sure, fine, it's narratively scattered and meanders a little, but it's consistently funny, thought-provoking and contains potential career-best work from Gordon Willis. Also, you get to see a dead rabbit. What did people at the time really want?
Rated 19 Jul 2022
fivecatsfivecats
Rated 02 Jan 2010
80
41st
"especially your earlier, funny ones"
Rated 02 Jan 2010
jodamicojodamico
Rated 13 Feb 2012
78
69th
Allen doesn't have what it takes to follow 8 1/2, but it's a nice little film out of context.
Rated 13 Feb 2012
meerkatmeerkat
Rated 17 Nov 2007
70
33rd
Hectic as Woody Allen often is. Charlotte Rampling is beautiful and compelling. The first Woody Allen film I saw. Also, stunning cinematography.
Rated 17 Nov 2007
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 19 Feb 2013
85
81st
Not top-notch Woody, but pretty close. The fragmented storytelling works with the film's somewhat heightened reality, and the existential malaise is paired well with pretty strong comedy.
Rated 19 Feb 2013
igormacheteigormachete
Rated 09 Sep 2016
89
86th
The showcase of the world's most ridiculous glasses
Rated 09 Sep 2016
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 07 Sep 2012
95
93rd
One of Woody's best. A phenomenal story about a filmmaker, clearly influenced by 8 1/2, but clearly from the creativity of Woody's incredible mind. It also might be his best performance, it's hilarious, it looks fantastic, etc. "Particularly the early, funny ones."
Rated 07 Sep 2012
yiannosYiannos
Rated 04 Oct 2017
65
60th
(Viewed in 2010): S.M is an entertaining film that highlights the serious limitations of Allen as a writer-director which Rosenbaum nailed in one of his only successful quasi-contrarian long form takedowns. His Fellini and Bergman worship has always been a problem, and S.D is essentially his 8 1/2 but with none of the invention of Fellini's masterpiece. It's a typically neurotic exercise in self-aggrandizement disguised as playful critique (Welles was also correct), but it has its moments.
Rated 04 Oct 2017
ocelotOcelot
Rated 13 Oct 2014
65
64th
Woody seems to want to have his cake and eat it too, by making a character that's exactly like him, all the way down to details like magic tricks, but claiming critics are insane for thinking so, in some sort of cycle of disdain. The film itself is fine, particularly the cinematography, but it's also, fittingly, like Woody: a drama that can't help peppering in little quips and a comedy that can't be satisfied with just making people laugh. Was the limo driver Woody in a fat suit?
Rated 13 Oct 2014
cowmanCowman
Rated 23 May 2014
70
56th
Too much Woody Allen, even for a recent fan, just too much.
Rated 23 May 2014
lexlex
Rated 14 May 2015
80
53rd
It's very admirably done, and I'm sure it was important to Woody that he make this, but it's a bit more of a chore to sit through than most of his best films and not much more insightful or creative.
Rated 14 May 2015
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 27 Jul 2010
80
68th
This movie is really under appreciated. One of Allen`s better films. In his second tier, I guess. I DON`T HAVE ANYTHING INTERESTING TO SAY ABOUT THIS MOVIE. I LIKE THE END, I THOUGHT IT WAS CLEVER. I usually hate the self referential bullshit, but I didn`t mind it here. I`m not sure why. Maybe because it works equally well as an autobiographical piece, or as a work of complete fiction. You can come at it from either direction.
Rated 27 Jul 2010
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 15 May 2019
70
53rd
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."
Rated 15 May 2019
aeghtesadiaeghtesadi
Rated 11 Jan 2012
82
66th
Gordon WIllis's cinematography was amazing, the wistful fantasies that weave in and out of Sandy's world are a great homage to/parody of 8 1/2. More abstract and unconventional from typical Woody, but the nonlinear narrative and occasional bouts of fantasy provide another window to elucidate on the typical themes of faith, purpose, and love that he often tackles.
Rated 11 Jan 2012
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
93rd
A man reflects on three women in his life and the seeming impossibility of achieving happiness. Mostly successful Felliniesque semi-comedy.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ferstardustferstardust
Rated 28 Jun 2013
92
85th
Genial e fala da minha exata relação com a vida de sempre buscar pessoas destrutivas e que me causam desgosto constante.
Rated 28 Jun 2013
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 27 Aug 2022
40
3rd
Wouldntbenarcissus-zeuslool+defmisunderstoodthesummarylool+ihavetorewatchitlol
Rated 27 Aug 2022
tonydaltonydal
Rated 29 Sep 2007
30
6th
The ONLY good sequence: where he's trying to track down his escaped hostility.
Rated 29 Sep 2007
beautyblissBeautyBliss
Rated 23 Feb 2013
85
79th
Woody shows again that he is a genius. Sure, the themes are the same as the rest of his movies. But this is probably his most surreal, and he uses elements here he doesn't normally use. Ultimately, I like him because he asks the questions we all need to ask but hate to.
Rated 23 Feb 2013
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 18 Jun 2019
55
13th
Woody tries to do Fellini's 8.5. But unlike Fellini the fragmented stream-of-conscious story structure isn't Allen's forte. With such a fragmented story structure there are a few parts that work, but the majority doesn't alas. The best thing this has going for it is the beautiful cinematography.
Rated 18 Jun 2019
redflagredflag
Rated 10 Oct 2013
100
98th
Allen's best and better than 81/2 which it copies lovingly.
Rated 10 Oct 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 22 Oct 2013
75
51st
75.000
Rated 22 Oct 2013
ehk2ehk2
Rated 11 Oct 2012
96
99th
my favourite Woody
Rated 11 Oct 2012
frederFreder
Rated 03 Aug 2011
35
26th
Woody is really beginning to master his craft right around this time. Unfortunately, this is his most self-indulgent, people-hating, ugly movie.
Rated 03 Aug 2011
hulothulot
Rated 20 Nov 2013
80
81st
watched: 2013, 2018
Rated 20 Nov 2013
kasperlKasperL
Rated 18 May 2012
75
77th
Works as obvious tribute but just as well as fascinating navel-gazing. Whether fictional og autobiographic, it engages intelligently and poignantly with the themes we've come to expect from Woody.
Rated 18 May 2012
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 14 Feb 2014
90
87th
Ah... Esse é o 8 1/2 do Woody Allen!
Rated 14 Feb 2014
chemical404chemical404
Rated 28 Apr 2009
65
71st
Self-indulgent (pseudo)intellectual mess. But that's exactly what Allen tried to achieve. Therefore it is not entertaining film, but it is highly re-watchable because it takes more then one watch to untangle all that mess and makes sense of it.
Rated 28 Apr 2009
djfntstquedjfntstque
Rated 08 Mar 2007
70
48th
Godawful depressing, and eventually implosive.
Rated 08 Mar 2007
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 30 Jun 2011
3
32nd
Far too playful and self-indulgent/self-referential for my tastes.
Rated 30 Jun 2011
spaceghostSpaceghost
Rated 10 Nov 2014
85
85th
Woody Allen has always been honest about his narcissism, but he has never expressed it with such heart and openness as he does in Stardust Memories. Each moment I began feeling I should hate him for his egotism, he charms me while baring his soul. Allen clearly has an incredible love for his influences, which he shamelessly uses as a frame work for his own films. Many laugh out loud moments, exceedingly gorgeous b&w cinematography, and a spellbinding ending.
Rated 10 Nov 2014
caimancaiman
Rated 23 Jun 2011
84
75th
This film voices many grievances (as do most Allen films) and only hints at some semblance of consolation. But maybe that's okay. Maybe Allen's sole intent was to vent; about his fans, about his career, about love and about the meaning of life. Whatever the point is, Allen does it with beautiful cinematography (I've never seen so many interesting faces in one film), and some very funny scenes. Self indulgent? Maybe, but I don't mind. It's no 8 1/2, but this is a very good movie.
Rated 23 Jun 2011
doyler29doyler29
Rated 12 Sep 2023
80
68th
Allen has said that it's wrong to see this film as autobiographical, and I can see what he means. People tended to read this as him saying that he didn't want to make funny films anymore, but that reading ignores the fact that this film ends up in exactly the opposite place.
Rated 12 Sep 2023
anniehallAnnieHall
Rated 19 Mar 2021
95
91st
Ozymandias Melancholia!
Rated 19 Mar 2021
le_mamile mami
Rated 17 Sep 2018
50
38th
Ya abi bilmiyorum. Woody'i seviyorum ama bilmiyorum.
Rated 17 Sep 2018
tvfilm_hubTV+Film-Hub
Rated 20 Nov 2010
0
3rd
Random/Film-student-esque cinematography, weak plot, un-engaging characters, no humor or charm, and what's with the black and white? The whole film screams a desperate attempt at artistic without any of the neccessary elements.
Rated 20 Nov 2010
roofsrunnerroofs_runner
Rated 30 Jun 2011
80
59th
A bit confusing as, on the one hand, it is deep investigation of human feelings, desires and lusts. On the other hand, it is depressing story about a man who gave up with unusual overdose of Woody's whining.
Rated 30 Jun 2011
knuthknuth
Rated 25 Sep 2014
85
89th
What a hero movie!
Rated 25 Sep 2014
bofbof
Rated 27 Oct 2012
39
13th
Hi, I'm Woody Allen. RESPECT MY AUTHORITAL PRESENCE! ...Stop whining.
Rated 27 Oct 2012
jnsonejijnsoneji
Rated 28 Jul 2013
85
33rd
Woody Allen create a fuzzy, interesting mix of people around a star's life
Rated 28 Jul 2013
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 13 Jan 2009
5
56th
I saw this before 8 1/2 and really liked it. Then I rewatched it later and found it to be quite dull and repetitive.
Rated 13 Jan 2009
nuotionuotio
Rated 09 May 2017
55
50th
Quite good Allen drama/comedy with shades of Bergman and Fellini. I enjoyed the b/w cinematography and it was delightful to see Rampling and Harper in something like this. It was a solid film but it didn't really strike me as one of Allen's very best as I had heard. Probably one to revisit later.
Rated 09 May 2017
midasoMidaso
Rated 08 Apr 2020
5
45th
Woody usually has a very strike rate,but I could never really get into this one. Maybe give another shot at a later date
Rated 08 Apr 2020
amadeusAmadeus
Rated 20 Jul 2020
71
55th
Production designer: Mel Bourne.
Rated 20 Jul 2020

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