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Shadows and Fog

1991 · 85 min

A dreamlike, black-and-white comedy-mystery that drifts through foggy streets with wry wit and existential unease.

Directed by: Woody Allen
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich

Tagline: A delicate comedy-mystery in true Allen fashion.
Overview: With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.

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Directed by: Woody Allen
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
death
identity
morality
fate
Places: big city
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	6
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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