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Interiors

  • 19781978
  • PGPG
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Diane Keaton, Mary Beth Hurt, and Kristin Griffith in Interiors (1978)
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Three sisters find their lives spinning out of control in the wake of their parents' sudden, unexpected divorce.Three sisters find their lives spinning out of control in the wake of their parents' sudden, unexpected divorce.Three sisters find their lives spinning out of control in the wake of their parents' sudden, unexpected divorce.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Woody Allen
  • Writer
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Diane Keaton
    • Geraldine Page
    • Kristin Griffith
  • Director
    • Woody Allen
  • Writer
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Diane Keaton
    • Geraldine Page
    • Kristin Griffith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 127User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 9 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Diane Keaton, Mary Beth Hurt, and Kristin Griffith in Interiors (1978)
    Diane Keaton, Mary Beth Hurt, and Kristin Griffith in Interiors (1978)
    Diane Keaton, Mary Beth Hurt, and Kristin Griffith in Interiors (1978)
    Diane Keaton, Mary Beth Hurt, and Kristin Griffith in Interiors (1978)
    Diane Keaton, Mary Beth Hurt, and Kristin Griffith in Interiors (1978)
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    Diane Keaton
    Diane Keaton
    • Renata
    Geraldine Page
    Geraldine Page
    • Eve
    Kristin Griffith
    Kristin Griffith
    • Flyn
    Mary Beth Hurt
    Mary Beth Hurt
    • Joey
    Richard Jordan
    Richard Jordan
    • Frederick
    E.G. Marshall
    E.G. Marshall
    • Arthur
    Maureen Stapleton
    Maureen Stapleton
    • Pearl
    Sam Waterston
    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
    • Director
      • Woody Allen
    • Writer
      • Woody Allen
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      First dramatic film of Woody Allen. Allen was known for comedy, and wanted to break the mold by having no humor at all in this movie. At one point, the family is gathered around the table laughing at a joke which Arthur has just told, but we never hear the joke.
    • Goofs
      During the ending credits when the producers' acknowledgments are given, it is misspelled as "ackowledge."
    • Quotes

      Pearl: You only live once, and once is enough if you play your cards right.

    • Crazy credits
      Casting director Juliet Taylor's name is spelled Juilet Taylor in the credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Death on the Nile/Somebody Killed Her Husband/Interiors/The Boys From Brazil/A Wedding/Piranha/Up in Smoke (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
      (1932)

      Written by Fats Waller (uncredited) & Andy Razaf (uncredited)

      Performed by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (as Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)

    User reviews127

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    7/10
    Anyone else get this from the movie like me?
    I'm a big fan of Woody Allen, and I just watched this movie for the first time. I can totally understand why many people hate it, or do not like it. It is depressing, and there's no real "finish" or arc for the characters.

    That being said, the one thing that stood out for me that nobody has mentioned, is that even Woody Allen didn't like the characters. I think that was his point. As some have pointed out, the characters are pretentious, self absorbed upper middle class yuppies with no real problems. I think what Woody Allen was doing, as was the case in Manhattan, was giving us a glimpse into that sort of liberal elitist upper crest society, where these characters in particular are pseudo-intellectuals and wannabe artists, who create their own problems that really don't mean anything.

    This would explain the introduction of Pearl, the fathers new fiancé. Pearl is great. Amidst all the self absorbed, elitist syrup the characters espouse relentlessly, Pearl emerges as almost a down to earth, working class gal.

    The family goes out to a play with their father and Pearl, and later while eating dinner, they are discussing this play. The daughters and their yuppy husbands are over analyzing the play to literally a puke inducing pretentiousness...and Pearl just chimes in "One character was a squealer, the other wasn't. I liked the character who wasn't a squealer. Thats all there is to it!" They try to argue with her with more pretentious drivel, and Pearl simply states again "The message I got was "dont Squeal." Later, Pearl is dancing to dixieland music with everybody, and knocks over a vase on accident, and the one daughter calls her an animal. Towards the end of the movie, Pearl ends up saving the daughters life with CPR after she nearly drowns. She seems almost ungrateful. Its as if this fmaily is so elitist, they look down on Pearl as some sort of "inferior".

    Pearl is a down to earth, normal, lovable older woman with some spunk, which is why the father fell in love with her. Throughout the movie, we see how dominating and obnoxious their mother is. She is pretty much the reason the family is dysfunctional, with her delusional, relentless whining, and quiet yet aggressive behavior. On top of that, she was a successful interior designer, and her 3 daughters are all "artsy" intellectuals...and you can see why a character like the father is just overwhelmed with them all, and falls in love with a very grounded, relatively simple woman, Pearl.

    I think it was Woodys purpose to make you feel burdened or overwhelmed by the characters, the mother...hell, almost feel completely alienated, only to suddenly find yourself relating to Pearl when she arrives.

    Another scene that kind of highlights the pretentiousness of the characters, one of the girls husbands is speaking into a tape recorder about marxism and communism, hinting that he is a supporter of such ideology. Which, again, is woody making a small point. Because here you have this wealthy, yuppy guy, embracing the concept of marxism.

    For anyone who grew up or lived around New York in the 60's and 70's, that was always one of those ironies...wealthy yuppy types preaching about marxism and communism. Its sort of a hypocrisy Woody Allen often points out in many of his movies.

    To summarize, this was a serious movie that essentially criticizes the upper class liberal crowd, as Woody has done in many of his movies. In Manhattan, Woody narrates in the film at the end about how its full of people with no real problems, so they create them. That is essentially the characters in this film. They want for nothing...so they began creating these "existential dilemmas".
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    • BitterJim
    • Nov 18, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 6, 1978 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Eye of the Beholder
    • Filming locations
      • Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
      • Rollins-Joffe Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,432,366
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,432,366
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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