Interiors (1978)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer:

Woody Allen (written by)

Release Date:

2 August 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Three sisters find their lives spinning out of control in the wake of their parents' sudden, unexpected divorce.

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Dysfunctional Marriage | Family Relationships | Sister Sister Relationship | Family Tragedy

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Kristin Griffith	...	Flyn
Mary Beth Hurt	...	Joey
Richard Jordan	...	Frederick
Diane Keaton	...	Renata
E.G. Marshall	...	Arthur
Geraldine Page	...	Eve
Maureen Stapleton	...	Pearl
Sam Waterston	...	Mike
Missy Hope	...	Young Joey
Kerry Duffy	...	Young Renata
Nancy Collins	...	Young Flyn
Penny Gaston	...	Young Eve
Roger Morden	...	Young Arthur
Henderson Forsythe	...	Judge Bartel

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Sweden:15 | USA:PG (certificate #25289) | West Germany:12 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Rollins-Joffe Productions

Trivia:

The character of Eve (The Mother) was created by Woody Allen with 'Ingrid Bergman' in mind. He offered her the role, but she regretfully declined, as she was already committed to shoot Höstsonaten (1978) in Norway with Ingmar Bergman. The part went to Geraldine Page instead, and then both she and Bergman were nominated for those films for Academy Awards and Golden Globes. Both lost out to Jane Fonda (who won for Coming Home (1978))

Goofs:

Continuity: In the church, Eve knocks over a table of candles and broken glass is heard as they clatter to the floor. But as she leaves, there's not one candle on the ground.

Quotes:

Pearl: You'll live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Just Shoot Me!: My Dinner with Woody (#2.6)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Wolverine Blues

Woody Allen's First Drama Is A Masterpiece

With its cryptic pace and somber texture, this is a film hard to enjoy, but easy to admire. It is Woody Allen's first straight drama, which was obviously inspired by the films of Allen's idol Ingmar Bergman. It is hard to explain how shocked I was when I first watched this movie. I did not expect such morose film from the man responsible for "Bananas," "Sleeper" and "Annie Hall." It is relentlessly downbeat, yet the movie is never depressing. Allen shot the film in a minimalistic manner, generating energy from empty spaces. I do not want to get into the Allen vs. Bergman thing, but I think Allen's technique is more in tune with my own sensibilities. While I admire Bergman, I find him a little hard to connect with. I do not have the same problem with Allen. Maybe it is a cultural thing, but Allen's characters seem more real to me. Many have praised the movie, but I feel that the film has not gotten enough attention. It is one of Allen's boldest experiments, and that alone makes it very interesting. The superb cast is simply brilliant. Gordon Willis' cinematography is a great asset too.