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Smithereens is a 1982 American drama film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Susan Berman, Brad Rijn (billed as "Brad Rinn"), and Richard Hell.
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, Smithereen s—the first American independent film to compete for the Palme d’Or—is an unfaded snapshot of a bygone era.
- Wren
Wild teen Wren (Susan Berman) trades New Jersey for New York City, where she hopes to join what's left of the punk rock culture. She spends time hanging out with Paul (Brad Rinn), another young ...
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- Susan Seidelman
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- Susan Berman
Susan Seidelman established her distinctive vision of 1980s New York with this debut feature, the lo-fi original for her vibrant portraits of women reinventing themselves. After escaping New ...
Directed by Susan Seidelman. She was a legend in her own mind. A narcissistic runaway engages in a number of parasitic relationships amongst members of New York’s waning punk scene. Remove Ads. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
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- Domestic Productions, New Line Cinema
- Susan Seidelman
Synopsis. In New York City, a 19-year-old runaway named Wren (Susan Berman), who fancies herself to be an up-and-coming rock 'n' roll star, steals sunglasses from a female pedestrian at a subway station and pastes photographs of herself inside a subway train.
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.
