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Shadows / Faces Distribution Corporation ; produced by Maurice McEndree ; associate producer, Seymour Cassel ; directed by John Cassavetes.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: SHA120 | Criterion CollectionSeries: Criterion collection ; 251.Publication details: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection : Faces Distribution Corp, ©2008.Description: 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)Content type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 0780028031
  • 9780780028036
Uniform titles:
  • Shadows (Motion picture : 1959)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PN1997 .S52 2008
NLM classification:
  • SHA 120
Production credits:
  • Camera, Erich Kollmar ; editor, Maurice McEndree ; music, Shifi Hadi, [Charles Mingus].
Awards:
  • National Film Registry, 1993
Cast: Lelia Goldoni, Anthony Ray, Hugh Hurd, Ben Carruthers, Rupert Crosse.Summary: The story of an interracial romance and the obstacles it puts on family relationships. When appearing on Jean Shepherd's radio program Night People, Cassavetes mentioned the improvisation work he had done with his acting class, and asked for funding to film it. When listeners actually sent in money, he worked up a script based on the classwork, and with additional funding filmed his story of three siblings, two of whom can pass as white.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA SHADOWS Available 33111009934932
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Shadows was John Cassavetes' first directorial effort. Like his later critically acclaimed films Faces and Husbands, Cassavetes fills the screen with probing, unflattering closeups. Unlike his other films, however, Shadows zips along at 87 minutes, avoiding the pitfall of putting the director's nonfans to sleep. The film is a straightforward account of a biracial romance (a far less common film subject in 1960 than today). Light-skinned African-American Lelia Goldoni falls in love with a white man Anthony Ray, who spurns her when he meets the rest of her family. Far from subtle, Shadows benefits from the undisciplined energy of its direction and the excellence of its individual performances. Costing a scant $40,000 (less than the average half hour TV episode of the era), Shadows won the Critic's Award at the Cannes Film Festival and led to more expensive studio assignments for John Cassavetes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD; Dolby Digital; full screen presentation (aspect ratio: 1.33:1).

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Title from credits.

Videodisc release of the 1959 motion picture ; film restored by UCLA in 2000-2002.

Camera, Erich Kollmar ; editor, Maurice McEndree ; music, Shifi Hadi, [Charles Mingus].

Lelia Goldoni, Anthony Ray, Hugh Hurd, Ben Carruthers, Rupert Crosse.

The story of an interracial romance and the obstacles it puts on family relationships. When appearing on Jean Shepherd's radio program Night People, Cassavetes mentioned the improvisation work he had done with his acting class, and asked for funding to film it. When listeners actually sent in money, he worked up a script based on the classwork, and with additional funding filmed his story of three siblings, two of whom can pass as white.

National Film Registry, 1993

Special features: Restored high-definition digital transfer; interviews with Lelia Goldoni and Seymour Cassel; rare silent 16mm footage of John Cassavetes and Burt Lane's acting workshop; restoration demo; stills gallery featuring behind-the-scenes production photos; theatrical trailer.

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