The Shade (1998 film)
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3/5 AlloCine Genre Drama Running time 1h 23m Cast Richard Edson Language English | 6.5/10 Director Raphael Nadjari Duration Music director John Surman Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date March 1, 2000 (France) Writer Fyodor Dostoevsky (story), Raphael Nadjari Sequel I Am Josh Polonskis Brother Similar movies Related Raphael Nadjari movies |
The Shade is a 1999 film directed by Raphael Nadjari and starring Richard Edson and Lorie Marino. Nadjari's debut feature, it is a modern adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "A Gentle Creature" (1876), and takes place in contemporary New York City.
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Plot
The film tells the story of a Jewish middle aged pawnbroker who meets a mysterious woman who will become his wife without their truly knowing each other. The film begins with Simon, alone in his apartment with the corpse of his wife, Anna, who has just committed suicide. In his grief, he remembers the first time he met her, a year ago when she walked into his pawnbroker's shop in Spanish Harlem. Mysterious Anna, who seems to come from nowhere, impresses solitary Simon with her beauty, and he proposes to her on their first night out. They then enter into a passionate relationship that will lead her to death.
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