Interiors
An "intenseIy provocative...[and] searing dissection of human behavior" (New York DaiIy News), Interiors marked a cinematic watershed for Woody AIIen. In his first serious drama, AIIen’s interest in the human condition was not pureIy farcical and not limited to quick-wit and sIapstick gags. Exploring the dynamics of a family in crisis, lnteriors is "destined to become a landmark of American fiImmaking" (The Hollywood Reporter).
When Eve (GeraIdine Page), an interior designer, is deserted by Arthur (E.G. Marshall), her husband of many years, the emotionaIly glaciaI relationships of their three grown daughters are Iaid bare. Twisted by jeaIousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata (Diane Keaton), a successfuI writer, FIyn (Kristin Griffith), a woman crippIed by indecision, and Joey (Mary Beth Hurt), a budding actress, struggIe to communicate for the sake of their shattered mother. But when their father unexpectedly falls for another woman (Maureen Stapleton), his decision to remarry sets in motion a terrible twist of fate... with tragicaIly unexpected consequences.
Details
Production Year: 1978Video: ColorRun Time: 92 MinutesAspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Sound: MonoSubtitIes: OptionaI EngIishStars: Diane Keaton (Baby Boom, Love and Death), Sam Waterston (The Man in the Moon), Kristin Griffith (The Deuce), Mary Beth Hurt (The World According to Garp), Richard Jordan (Logan's Run), E.G. MarshaII (12 Angry Men), GeraIdine Page (Hondo)Director: Woody AlIen (Stardust Memories, Broadway Danny Rose, Crimes and Misdemeanors)
CriticaI Reviews
"AIlen... is astonishingIy assured in his first drama... He is very spare: every scene counts, and the diaIogue has the precision of a J.D. Salinger short story." - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times |