Stardust Memories

Stardust Memories
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Woody Allen
Written by	Woody Allen
Produced by	Robert Greenhut
Starring	Woody Allen Charlotte Rampling Jessica Harper Marie-Christine Barrault Tony Roberts
Cinematography	Gordon Willis
Edited by	Susan E. Morse
Production company	Jack Rollins–Charles H. Joffe Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	September 26, 1980 (1980-09-26)
Running time	88 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Languages	English French Persian
Budget	$10 million
Box office	$10.4 million (US and Canada)

Stardust Memories is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, who stars alongside Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper, Marie-Christine Barrault, and Tony Roberts. Sharon Stone has a brief role, in her film debut. It follows 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.

Stardust Memories was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screenplay, 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,^[2] has cited Stardust Memories as one of his own favorite films.^[3]