The Shade (1999 film)
The Shade | |
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Directed by | Raphael Nadjari |
Written by | Raphael Nadjari |
Produced by | |
Starring | Richard Edson |
Cinematography | Laurent Brunet |
Edited by | Tom Donahue |
Music by | John Surman |
Release date |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Shade is a 1999 film directed by Raphael Nadjari and starring Richard Edson and . Nadjari's debut feature, it is a modern adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's short story "A Gentle Creature" (1876), and takes place in contemporary New York City.
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[1]
- (1999) - Audience Award
References[]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Shade". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
External links[]
- 1999 films
- English-language films
- 1998 films
- American films
- Films directed by Raphael Nadjari
- 1998 drama films
- American drama films
- Films based on works by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Films based on short fiction
- Films set in New York City
- 1999 drama films
- 1990s drama film stubs