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The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:1

Rotten:9

Average Rating:3.7/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 7, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: Celebrated novelist Paul Auster's (BLUE IN THE FACE) work returns to the screen with this film based on a movie mentioned in his novel THE BOOK OF ILLUSIONS. In THE INNER LIFE OF MARTIN FROST, an... Celebrated novelist Paul Auster's (BLUE IN THE FACE) work returns to the screen with this film based on a movie mentioned in his novel THE BOOK OF ILLUSIONS. In THE INNER LIFE OF MARTIN FROST, an author wakes up to find a beautiful stranger in bed with him, and he soon falls in love with her. [More]

Starring: David Thewlis, Irčne Jacob, Michael Imperioli, Sophie Auster

Starring: David Thewlis, Irčne Jacob, Michael Imperioli, Sophie Auster

Director: Paul Auster

Director: Paul Auster
Screenwriter: Paul Auster
Producer: Paulo Branco, Paul Auster, Yael Melamede
Composer: Laurent Petitgand
Studio: New Yorker Films

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the conclusion comes across as tacked-on, padded to get the thing to feature length. That's an unfortunate way to wrap up an otherwise sweet little movie.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
05/21/08
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The film's magical qualities magically eluded me.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
05/08/08
Dennis Schwartz
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Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
09/15/07
Boxoffice Magazine

The result plays like a half-baked tribute to Wings of Desire.

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09/15/07
Matt Zoller Seitz
Matt Zoller Seitz
New York Times
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Strained dialogue, awkward mise-en-scene and weirdly uncomfortable thesping from superlative players contribute to a drearily self-reflective conceit.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
09/08/07
Ronnie Scheib
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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Paul Auster's suffocating romance makes you feel as if you're helplessly stuck inside the head of the most pretentious person you know.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment 1 Comment
09/07/07
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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Thanks to the lumbering pace of Auster's script and the lugubrious way he directs this ostensible romantic fantasy, Martin and his muse fail, miserably, to amuse.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
09/07/07
Shirley Sealy
Shirley Sealy
Film Journal International

So far, so good, right? Not really.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
09/06/07
Andrew O'Hehir
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
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What starts out as a clever exploration of consciousness quickly descends into underplotted folly.

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09/04/07
Julia Wallace
Julia Wallace
Village Voice
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A fanciful and enganging metaphysical mystery about a writer, two beauties, love and the challenges of the creative process.

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09/03/07
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

The inner life of Martin Frost reeks of misogyny and the film that enshrines his egomania makes half-assed aspirations to Goethe.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
08/14/07
Ed Gonzalez
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