The Innerview
| The Innerview | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Beymer |
| Written by | Richard Beymer |
| Produced by | Richard Beymer |
| Starring | Richard Beymer |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Innerview is a 1973 experimental film written, directed, produced by and starring Richard Beymer.[1]
Premise
Found footage presented as a stream-of-consciousness assemblage.
Cast
- Richard Beymer
- Joanna Bochco
Production
There was a 1973 version of the film. This is considered lost as Beymer re-cut his original genative and all existing prints. A 1975 edition survives.[2]
Reception
Melissa Anderson in 4 Columns called it "a deep cut of psychedelia in which the image of toothy, clean-shaven, Brylcreemed Tony, sporting jacket and tie and chastely embracing his nightgowned sweetheart on her fire escape, has been forever annihilated—now supplanted by a bearded, Jesus-haired, hippie-beaded Beymer, thrusting away on top of his bare-breasted lover, her contortions while in the throes of ecstasy pleasingly revealing ungroomed armpits."[3]
The Los Angeles Times called it " a thoroughly remarkable, dazzlingly complex achievement that must surely rank among the major works of the American avant-garde cinema....Beymer is especially acute in expressing how the movies have shaped our imaginations....Indeed, The Innerview celebrates the miraculous, infinite resources of the cinema itself."[4]
References
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (January 17, 2026). "Not Quite Movie Stars: Richard Beymer". Filmink. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ The Innerview at Philadelphia Film Society
- ^ Anderson, Melissa (April 11, 2025). "The Innerview". 4 Columns.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (June 29, 1973). "MOVIE REVIEW: Beymer Goes Avant-Garde". Los Angeles Times. p. H16.
External links
- The Innerview at IMDb
- The Innerview at Letterbox DVD
- The Innerview at AFT