Although indisputably a film by Woody Allen,
Interiors is about as far from "a Woody Allen
film as you can getand maybe more people could
have seen what a fine film it is if they hadn't
been expecting what Allen himself called "one of
his earlier, funnier movies. An entirely serious,
rather too self-consciously Bergmanesque drama
about a divorcing elderly couple and their grown
daughters, it is slow, meditative, and constructed
with a brilliant, painterly eye. There is no
musica simple effect that Allen uses with
extraordinary power. In fact, half the film is
filled with silent faces staring out of windows,
yet the mood is so engaging, hypnotic even, that
you never feel the director is poking you in the
ribs and saying, "somber atmosphere. Diane
Keaton, released for once from the goofy ditz
stereotype, shines as the "successful daughter.
Some of the dialogue is stilted, and it's hard to
tell whether this is a deliberate effect or simply
the way repressed upscale New Yorkers talk after
too many years having their self-absorption
sharpened on the therapist's couch. Fanatical,
almost childish self-regard is the chief subject
of Allen's comedyit's remarkable that in this
film he was able to remove the comedy but leave
room for us to pity and care about these rather
irritating people.
Format size: | Fullscreen, Widescreen |
Languages: | English, Spanish |
Runtime: | 92 min. |
Number of discs: | 1 |
Subtitles: | Spanish, French |