Stardust Memories

Stardust Memories is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper and Marie-Christine Barrault. Sharon Stone has a brief role, in her film debut. The film is about a filmmaker who recalls his life and his loves — the inspirations for his films — while attending a retrospective of his work. The film is shot in black and white and is reminiscent of Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963), which it parodies.

This article is about the Woody Allen film. For the Gundam series, see Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.
Stardust Memories
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWoody Allen
Written byWoody Allen
Produced byRobert Greenhut
Charles H. Joffe
Jack Rollins
StarringWoody Allen
Charlotte Rampling
Jessica Harper
Marie-Christine Barrault
Tony Roberts
CinematographyGordon Willis
Edited bySusan E. Morse
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • September 26, 1980 (1980-09-26)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
French
Persian
Budget$10 million
Box office$10.4 million

Stardust Memories was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy written directly for screen, but was not warmly received by critics on its original release, and is not among the most renowned works in Allen's filmography. The film has nonetheless been re-evaluated to some extent, with modern reception more often positive than negative. Allen, who denies that the work is autobiographical and has expressed regret that audiences interpreted it as such, even considers it to be one of his finest, alongside The Purple Rose of Cairo and Match Point.

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