"He wanted to get back on track after finishing his newest book, but woke up to the sight of a woman that would change his life forever.

Writer Martin Frost has recently finished writing his new book. Tired and in need of rest he travels from New York to a small house on the countryside that he has borrowed from some friends. After a few days with uninterrupted silence the writer in Martin begins to awake. An idea to a new book sets Martin's mind in motion and suddenly he is writing again. Martin is back in his right element, but when he waves up the next morning, he is startled by the sight of a beautiful woman laying next to him. In the start Martin is skeptical to the strange guest, but the woman's strange though charming and attractive personality awakens Martin's passionate feelings. A relationship quickly arises between the two strangers, but Martin is quick to realize that there are many unanswered questions about the woman's identity.

Writer of well-known books such as "The New York-Trilogy" (1987) "Moon Palace" (1989) and "The Music Of Chance" (1990) is back with a delicate adaptation of one of his own writings. This aesthetic and surreal love fable is told with chronological narrative, a mysterious all-knowing voice-over and filmed within restricted frames with quiet pace, close-ups, short takes and varied perspectives. The startling and thought-out screenplay explores topics like solitude, love, fantasy, hope, dreams and passion, and the films untypical and special universe is created by enchanting characters, colorful cinematography, eye catching photography and erratic conversations. Paul Auster's independent-film only has four characters and therefore much of the responsibility is laid on the actors ability to create complementary and interesting character portraits. Tewlis and Jacob both work splendidly in the films two essential roles, but even though Michael Imperioli and Sophie Auster also delivers fine interpretations, their characters significance is discussable.

"The Inner Life Of Martin Frost" is above all a sensing and moody film experience. Auster experiments with the characters embodiment and the narratives versatility in an original and exploring way that creates interest and curiosity. He frequently takes us out of the plot and focuses on the beauty of nature, which gives the viewer time to reflect. As the title implies this is a movie that lives more inside the main characters mind than in the real world he has drawn himself away from. This movie could probably be somewhat weird to many viewers considering it's unorthodox style, but there is a spark and warmth with this minimalistic film that makes it a charming movie experience."