Interiors

"An intensely provocative...[and] searing dissection of human behavior" (New York Daily News), "Interiors" marked a cinematic watershed for Woody Allen. Exploring the dynamics of a family in crisis in his first serious drama, Allen's interest in the human condition was not purely farcical and not limited to quick-wit and slapstick gags. When Eve (Geraldine Page), an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur (E.G. Marshall), the emotionally glacial relationships of their three grown daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata (Diane Keaton), a successful writer; Flyn (Kristin Griffith), a woman crippled by indecision; and Joey (Mary Beth Hurt), a budding actress, struggle to communicate for the sake of their shattered mother. But when their father unexpectedly falls for another woman (Maureen Stapleton), his decision to remarry sets in motion a terrible twist of fate...with tragic consequences.