The Inner Life of Martin Frost

what motivated me up to the new director's festival to catch 'martin frost' tonight was the brutal review that it got yesterday from the lead critic of the new york times, brutal dismissal, to be more accurate, 'the less said about... Full review

After spending three years writing his latest novel, Martin Frost is ready for some R&R. A friend lends him a country home. Martin settles in to enjoy some solitude. Yet his writer's mind is not quiet and new ideas for novels... Full review

Claire´s story peters out around the mid-point which, I would guess, is where the original short film ended. The Inner Life of Martin Frost" (2007) began as a short film, but, regrettably, finished as a feature-length project. ... Full Review

This short film that outgrew its britches is short on ideas and way too long on running time. Thewlis is always at his best when he´s in high dudgeon, and he´s in fine form here. offers a strong performance by David Thewlis and not much else ... Full Review

Martin is surprisingly quick to accept the idea of a housemate, and Claire, who's got her quirks, is amazingly adept at seducing him. There are indications throughout The Inner Life of Martin Frost that some of these goings-on are meant to be humorous. ... Full Review

Famous writer Martin Frost (played with a ferocious magnetism by David Thewlis) has just completed his best novel yet, and has come to this borrowed place to relax, and to live the life of a stone. From here, the story spins into a new, odd territory, as a local plumber (who also happens to be a writer with his own muse played by the gorgeous Sophie Auster, daughter of the director) shows up on the scene. ... Full Review

To explain would be to spoil the mystery of Martin Frost's "inner life," but suffice it to say that, of the four characters in the film, only two are "regular" people like you and me. Auster's trifle is fun and light, an Aesop's fable for the modern age. ... Full Review

American author Paul Auster is one of the greatest literary voices, in any language, of the past few decades. His many novels are consistently, and uniquely, rewarding. ... Full Article

Novelist turned filmmaker Paul Auster has indulged in a grand act of authorial wish fulfillment for his second solo feature, The Inner Life of Martin Frost . ... Full Article

Production Stills: Not Available After working for three years on a novel, writer Martin Frost (David Thewlis of "Naked") borrows the empty country house of his friends for a long-needed rest. ... Full Article

Martin Frost was originally conceived by writer-director Paul Auster as a short film, and he would have done better to keep it that way: What starts out as a clever exploration of consciousness quickly descends into underplotted folly. ... Full Article

he inner life of Martin Frost reeks of misogyny, and the film that enshrines his egomania makes half-assed aspirations to Goethe. Martin (David Thewlis) borrows an empty country house from his friends, seeking to reward himself for the years he... ... Full Article