Interiors (1978) on Netflix
Arthur asks Eve, his wife of many years, for a separation. Their grown daughters Renata, Joey and Flyn are caught in the rift that follows.
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Plot summary
Eve works as an interior decorator and Arthur as a corporate attorney. They have three adult daughters. Renata, the eldest, is a poet; her husband Frederick also writes and feels overshadowed by her success. Joey, the middle sister, has not settled on a career and is in a relationship with Mike. She feels her mother prefers Renata, and Renata in turn dislikes their father's worry about Joey's lack of direction. Flyn, the youngest, works as an actress and is away filming much of the time. One morning Arthur tells his wife he wants a separation and a place of his own. The announcement divides the three sisters. Eve is clinically depressed and tries to take her own life in a new apartment in Manhattan.
Cast
- Missy Hopeas Young Joey
- Kerry Duffyas Young Renata
- Nancy Collinsas Young Flyn
- Penny Gastonas Young Eve
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Interiors (1978)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The film's editor, Ralph Rosenblum, told Allen biographer Eric Lax that Allen rescued Interiors during editing; Rosenblum recalled that Allen was "against the wall" and that he thought Allen was afraid.
- The plot and characters of Interiors are alluded to in the Death Cab for Cutie song "Death of an Interior Decorator", from the band's 2003 album Transatlanticism.
