
Renowned filmmaker Sandy Bates is in a professional transition, directing largely comedies early in his career now wanting to direct more serious movies so that he can explore the meaning of life, most specifically his own. Most are fighting him all along the way, including the movie going public, who continually tell him that they love his movies especially the earlier funny ones, to studio executives who are trying to insert comic elements wherever possible into his current... (Full plot summary below)
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Renowned filmmaker Sandy Bates is in a professional transition, directing largely comedies early in his career now wanting to direct more serious movies so that he can explore the meaning of life, most specifically his own. Most are fighting him all along the way, including the movie going public, who continually tell him that they love his movies especially the earlier funny ones, to studio executives who are trying to insert comic elements wherever possible into his current movie in production. He reluctantly agrees to attend a weekend long film festival of his movies. Despite the throng of requests for his time, he is further able to reflect on his life as he addresses the questions at the post screening Q&A sessions. He also reflects specifically on his love life as his current girlfriend, married Isobel, shows up unexpectedly, and as he starts to fall for festival attendee Daisy - at the festival with her Columbia professor boyfriend, Jack Abel - who reminds him of Dorrie, a neurotic former girlfriend who he probably considers the one that unfortunately got away.
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| New York TimesJanet MaslinInvokes the mood of an early Fellini film as it swirls through the troubled recollections of a film director, played by Mr. Allen. |
| Nitrate OnlineDan LybargerWoody Allen rips off 8 1/2, and the results are often funny and visually intriguing. |
| VarietyVariety StaffThough there are laughs along the way, this is a truly mean-spirited picture. |
| Associated PressLinda DeutschThis one is best seen by film buffs and blindly devoted Woody Allen fans who will accept even his castigation. The rest of us can hope he cheers up soon. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyWoody Allen pays tribute to Fellini's seminal 81/2 in this stylized, self-reflexive, often irritating feature. |
| CinemaniaDan JardineWoody Allen's altar is the art of filmmaking, and Stardust Memories is his crisis of faith. |
| User ReviewMark EThe peak. The watershed. The masterpiece. It. |
| User ReviewChris HI realize this film borrows alot from others, and I want to view it a few more times before saying this, but, to me, this is one of my favorites from Woody Allen. |
| User ReviewTravis TThe tall burglar from Home Alone is in this! SUCCESSFUL |
| User ReviewJeff BFell in love the first time... Watching it again: Favorite Woody Allen Film. Beautiful. |