#941: SEIDELMAN, Susan: Smithereens (1982)
SEIDELMAN, Susan (United States)
Smithereens [1982]
Spine #941
Blu-ray
The Booklet
Ten-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic Rebecca Bengal.
Commentary
From 2004 featuring Seidelman.
Interviews
With Seidelman and actor Berman.
Two early shorts
By Seidelman: And You Act Like One Too (1976) and Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern (1979), with new introductions by the director.
Extras Rating (0-40):
Smithereens [1982]
Spine #941
Blu-ray
Susan Seidelman established her distinctive vision of New York City with this debut feature, the lo-fi original for her vibrant portraits of women reinventing themselves. After escaping New Jersey, the quintessentially punk Wren (Susan Berman) — a spark plug in fishnets — moves to the city with the mission of becoming famous. When not posting up self-promotional flyers or hanging at the Peppermint Lounge, she's getting involved with Paul (Brad Rinn), the nicest guy to ever live in a van next to the highway, and Eric (Richard Hell), an aloof rocker. Shot on 16 mm film that captures the grit and glam of downtown in the 1980s, with an alternately moody and frenetic soundtrack by the Feelies and others, Smithereens — the first American independent film to compete for the Palme d'Or -- is an unfaded snapshot of a bygone era.
93 minutes
Color
Monaural
1:66:1 aspect ratio
Monaural
1:66:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2018
Director/Writer
Susan Seidelman was 30 when she wrote and directed Smithereens.
The Film
The Film
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Film Rating (0-60):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Ten-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic Rebecca Bengal.
Commentary
From 2004 featuring Seidelman.
Interviews
With Seidelman and actor Berman.
Two early shorts
By Seidelman: And You Act Like One Too (1976) and Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern (1979), with new introductions by the director.
Extras Rating (0-40):
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