Interiors (Woody Allen) - 1978
This is a dark and depressing story about a talented but dysfunctional family. E.G. Marshall (1914-1998) is a wealthy lawyer married to a serial-decorator, Geraldine Page (1924-1987) who is recovering from a breakdown. The pair have three grown daughters played by Diane Keaton, Mary Beth Hurt and Kristin Griffith. E.G. decides to separate from and then divorce Geraldine to marry a happier woman played by Maureen Stapleton (1925-2006). During the wedding celebration, Maureen accidentally and symbolically breaks Geraldine's $400 vase. There is a lot of intellectual angst in this movie and, intentionally, a complete lack of Woody Allen humor. Geraldine Page and Maureen Stapleton won several acting awards for their performances. [JAM 11/7/2009]
[" ... I based all these people on people I've experienced in my life, and that is what they do. I may have exaggerated a bit for dramatic purposes, but it was true to life." Conversations with Woody Allen - November 2005]
["In Interiors there was a lot about how cold and incommunicative we are with each other and life is a terrifying thing and death is terrifying and nothing can help you. Add them all up and it sounds grim." Conversations with Woody Allen - November 2006]