Sunday, September 2, 2018

Stardust Memories (1980): Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling and Sharon Stone


     Written and directed by Woody Allen, Stardust Memories (1980) is amongst the few films that Allen himself considers to be his best work. With intermixed drama and comedy, the plot concerns a filmmaker who reminisces about past romances while attending a retrospective of his own work. Many elements of the film mirror Woody Allen's own feelings at the time, as his career progressed. The black and white cinematography is beautiful and the cast is great, including Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Tony Roberts, Jessica Harper, Marie-Christine Barrault and Sharon Stone in a brief early role (as a smiling girl on a train).

Stardust Memories. 1980. Woody Allen

Stardust Memories. 1980. Woody Allen: Sharon Stone

Stardust Memories. 1980. Woody Allen: Sharon Stone

Stardust Memories. 1980. Woody Allen

Stardust Memories. 1980. Woody Allen and Charlotte Rampling

Stardust Memories. 1980. Woody Allen: Charlotte Rampling

Stardust Memories. 1980. Woody Allen

Stardust Memories. 1980. Woody Allen

Stardust Memories. 1980. Woody Allen