Stardust Memories

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7.2/10

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Woody Allen and Charlotte Rampling in Stardust Memories (1980)

The film follows famous filmmaker Sandy Bates, who is plagued by fans who prefer his "earlier, funnier movies" to his more recent artistic efforts, while he tries to reconcile his conflicting attraction to two very different women: the earnest intellectual Daisy and the more maternal Isobel. Meanwhile, he is also haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend, the unstable Dorrie.

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While attending a retrospective of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.While attending a retrospective of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.While attending a retrospective of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

24K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Woody Allen has always strenuously denied that the film is autobiographical. Allen has said in the book "Woody Allen on Woody Allen: In Conversation with Stig Björkman" (1994): "[Critics] thought that the lead character was me. Not a fictional character but me. Not a fictional character but me, and that I was expressing hostility towards my audience. That was in no way the point of the film. It was about a character who is obviously having a sort of nervous breakdown and, in spite of success, has come to a point in his life where he is having a bad time".

Quotes
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.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: In God We Trust, Coast to Coast, Somewhere in Time, Stardust Memories, Oh God! Book II (1980)

Soundtracks
Hebrew School Rag
Music by Dick Hyman (uncredited)
Piano Music Arranged and Performed by Dick Hyman

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Featured review

10/10

An Allen Classic

In my opinion, Stardust Memories is Allen's greatest achievement. The film perceptively explores the relationships between art and reality, between the artist and his work, between the work and its consumers. Beyond its philosophic concerns though, this is also an incredibly funny film. There are more genuinely funny moments within this serious film than in many of Allen's earlier pure comedies. It skewers the movie industry, the movie-going public, Allen's own earlier work, Allen's present insecurities (surprise!), and a number of other targets. Intelligent, thought provoking, and at times hilarious, this film is an overlooked gem in the Allen canon.