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The Shade (1998 film)

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Genre
  
Drama

Running time
  
1h 23m

Cast
  
Richard Edson

Language
  
English

6.5/10
IMDb

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.

Awards and nominations

  • 1999 Cannes Film Festival - Official Selection, Un Certain Regard
  • Bergamo Film Festival (1999) - Audience Award
  • References

    The Shade (1999 film) Wikipedia
    The Shade (1998 film) IMDbThe Shade (1998 film) AlloCine