Stardust Memories 1980

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Invokes the mood of an early Fellini film as it swirls through the troubled recollections of a film director, played by Mr. Allen. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: With its blunt, artless angst, the picture leaves you feeling depleted, squashed. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It's the first Woody Allen film in which impotence has become the situation rather than the problem. This is a movie about a guy who has given up. Read more

Time Out: One long cry of anguish about the price of fame comes perilously close to self-pity. And self-abuse. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Though there are laughs along the way, this is a truly mean-spirited picture. Read more