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Shadows

1960 · 87 min

It is an intense, raw look at the struggles of young artists navigating prejudice and personal desires in a bustling urban environment.

Tagline
A film not to be missed.
Overview
The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he thought it was.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • identity
  • art
  • music
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
John Cassavetes
Written by
John Cassavetes
Starring
Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd, Anthony Ray, Dennis Sallas, Tom Reese, David Pokitillow, Rupert Crosse
Music
Charles Mingus
Cinematography
Erich Kollmar
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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