Interiors (1978) 7.3
Three sisters find their lives spinning out of control in the wake of their parents' sudden, unexpected divorce. Director:Woody AllenWriter:Woody Allen |
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Interiors (1978) 7.3
Three sisters find their lives spinning out of control in the wake of their parents' sudden, unexpected divorce. Director:Woody AllenWriter:Woody Allen |
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Flyn
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Joey
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Frederick
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Arthur
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Mike
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Missy Hope | ... |
Young Joey
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Kerry Duffy | ... |
Young Renata
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Nancy Collins | ... |
Young Flyn
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Penny Gaston | ... |
Young Eve
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Roger Morden | ... |
Young Arthur
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Henderson Forsythe | ... |
Judge Bartel
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Homage to Ingmar Bergman in this family drama involving a fashionable Long Island interior designer who tries to impose her overbearing, critical standards on her husband and her three grown daughters. The film is a realistic look at the relationships among one artistically-oriented family; one daughter is a successful writer; the second is looking for an artistic outlet; and the third is an actress. The mother has been deserted by her husband, their father. She thinks and hopes they may reconcile, but she soon learns that he has other thoughts that circle about a new acquaintance, a woman who has had two husbands and is still lively. Written by alfiehitchie
I do not praise films simply because other people or critics love it; I also don't praise films simply because other people or critics hate it. I really do think for myself, so you can take it as an assured commendation when I say that this is one of the best melodramas ever put on film. I'm not a pseudo-intellectual; I don't think Woody Allen is perfect, and I'm not out to impress anyone with my taste. I simply loved the movie - the script, the visuals, the acting... all touched me deeply and moved me nearly to tears, which happens to me only about once for every hundred movies I see. People have complained that the movie is morbid, self-indulgent, that the characters are shallow; but I think that all three of these elements actually contribute to the film. Morbidity is a part of life, and this film is not an attempt to cover up the sad truths of existence with cheap laughs or explosions; self-indulgence does not preclude quality, and many of the best films ever made have been self-indulgent. And the characters exhibit both shallowness and depth, just like real people... I think that mostly people who criticize this film either don't have the attention span to relate to a slower movie, or they lack a certain empathy with those who suffer, or they simply expect every Allen film to be a comedy. If you can get past those hangups, though, you might just find that you love this movie too.