Smithereens (1982), 19 November | Event in Madison | AllEvents

Smithereens (1982)

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Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm

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Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm (CST)

Madison Public Library

201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703-2511, United States

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Smithereens (1982)
SMITHEREENS
United States | 1982 | BD | 93 minutes | Color | English
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Susan Berman, Brad Rinn, Richard Hell, Nada Despotovich, Roger Jett, Kitty Summerall, Robynne White, D. J. O'Neill, Katherine Riley, Amos Poe, Cookie Mueller, French

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 pasting 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.


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Smithereens (1982), 19 November | Event in Madison | AllEvents
Smithereens (1982)
Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm