Review of Stardust Memories (1980) by Ry W — 15 Aug 2007

Marcello mastroianni may be a boring and pretentious loser, but that's no reason to hate woody allen's take on "8 1/2". long live charlotte rampling.

This review of Stardust Memories (1980) was written by Ry W on 15 Aug 2007.

Stardust Memories has generally received positive reviews.

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