Narrative Portfolio Summary of Stardust's Past

Lon 2022-03-17 08:01:01

For Woody Allen's autobiographical film, reality, memory, fantasy, and cinema are intertwined. So I made a summary of the narrative composition segment and some notes. Beware of spoilers

- a piece of director Sandy's (pretty good)
reality - producer's comment (obviously satirical) reality - Sandy
on his way to the studio
Speaking of inner struggles (I don't want to make funny movies any more....I look around the world, and all I see is people surffering.)
Fantasy - Sandy and lover Dolly embracing
reality - Stars In front of the hotel, Sandy takes questions from fans and critics and pursues (sarcastic)
fantasies - Childhood Sandy puts on a Superman suit and flies away from
reality - Sandy calls the movie with her lover Isabelle in the hotel
- Sandy's old movie replays, Part 1: Comedy-colored musical
reality - Fan questions and Sandy's Q&A after replay
Reality - Sandy accepts fans and critics and asks for autographs (sarcasm)
Fantasy - Lover Dolly is dazed by the wall
Reality - Sandy Dee goes to the bar with Jack and Daisy
fantasy - Childhood Sandy is performing magic tricks to make the ball fly to
reality - Sandy meets fans in the hotel
Memories - Sandy first meets Dory, makes a movie with Dolly, and Dolly eats together
reality - Sandy meets female fan in the hotel lying on his bed (extremely ironic)
Movie - Sandy's old movie replay, part 2: Detective Chase Thriller Comedy
Reality - Fan question and Sandy after replay Di's Q&A
Reality - Sandy meets Isabel outside the hotel (Isabel divorced her ex-husband and started thinking about marriage. Since then, Isabel has become a symbol of marriage and stable female image)
Reality - Sandy meets Daisy (Daisy's image is full of mystery, Always pops up and seems to be a symbol of a spiritual mate)
Memories - Sandy quarrels with Dolly (Dolly's neurotic and sexy, a symbol of raw wildness and femininity)
Reality - Sandy takes Isabel to see her sister's family (marriage is mentioned again)
Reality - Sandy and Isabel on the way home, driver gets caught
Reality - Sandy asking about driver
in the studio Reality - On set, Sandy sees the opening movie New movie ending, Jazz Paradise (extremely ironic)
Reality - Sandy talking to Isabelle at the hotel about getting married
Movie - Sandy's old movie replay, Part 3: Sci-Fi Comedy (Involving love theme, following a scene.)
Reality - Fan question and Sandy after replay The Q&A
Reality - Sandy chatting with colleagues outside the hotel (involving love as well as Dolly)
Memories - Dolly
Reality - Sandy meeting childhood neighbors (sarcasm)
Reality - Sandy hearing Daisy's monologue at the phone booth outside the hotel (Daisy increasingly mysterious)
Reality - Sandy with Isabel's children
fantasy - elephants on the beach, childhood Sandy with Dolly. Dolly gives grown-up Sandy three birthday gifts
Reality - Sandy and Isabel meet Daisy and Jack outside the hotel
Reality - Sandy watches Bicycle Thief with Daisy and discusses the plot outside the hotel, Sandy Met a former actress suddenly, talking about Dolly's
memories - Dolly made a scene on the set, Sandy asked the actress to persuade Dolly
Reality - Sandy and Daisy in the car, ready to go out
Reality - Sandy and Daisy on foot In the wilderness, meet a group of UFO lovers
fantasy - Sandy magic, let Daisy float in the air
Fantasy - Characters from life appear among UFO lovers
Memories - Close-up of Dolly's face in the hospital
Fantasy - Sandy running away in the woods, meeting aliens, asking important questions in alien life (pretty wonderful)
Reality - Close-up of a hot air balloon in the air (nice transition, hot air balloon falls in the wilderness at the beginning, UFO lovers, Sandy, Daisy appear)
Fantasy - Sandy tries to escape all troubles, including marriage, and is suddenly shot by a fan
fantasy -Nurse Monologue
Fantasy - Sandy's Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony, Psychiatrist's Speech, Host's Speech, Sandy's Soul on the Side Commentary, Sandy's Soul's Thank You
Messages - Sandy's Dinner with Dolly, Life The best moment in
reality - the doctor explains that Sandy suddenly fainted and didn't die. Sandy calls out to Dolly while in a coma. Isabel was angry and ran away from
reality - Sandy was detained by the police for carrying a gun (sarcastic Nazi)
Reality - Sandy kept Isabel on the train
The real reality - the cinema ended, everything just now was a film. meta movie. Comments on Dolly, Isabelle, Daisy's Actors
Real Reality - Sandy Walks Into Empty Cinema Alone, Takes Sunglasses

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Stardust Memories quotes

  • Sandy Bates: But shouldn't I stop making movies and do something that counts, like-like helping blind people or becoming a missionary or something?

    Voice of Martian: Let me tell you, you're not the missionary type. You'd never last. And-and incidentally, you're also not Superman; you're a comedian. You want to do mankind a real service? Tell funnier jokes.

  • Vivian Orkin: In this film, he played the part of God.

    Ghost of Sandy Bates: This was not easy, folks, because, uh, you know, I-I-I didn't know what the hell I was doing, and I don't have a good voice for God.

    Vivian Orkin: And he received an Academy Award for his convincing portrayal of God... although they had to use another actor's voice.