The Shade
Overview
The first film of New York-based French director Raphael Nadjari is an adaptation of Dostoyevsky's The Gentle Creature, which had also inspired Une Femme douce of Robert Bresson. The Shade is a drama about a mysterious woman and a pawnbroker who meet in New York. The film begins with Simon, who is 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 sad beauty, and he proposes to her on their first night out. The Shade is a love story with great psychological insight.
About The Shade (1999)
The Shade (1999) is a drama movie produced by Filmaker in United States of America. It was directed by Raphaël Nadjari and written by Raphaël Nadjari. On screen you will see Richard Edson, Lorie Marino, Barbara Haas, Jacob Lavin and Jeffrey Ware. With a runtime of 1h 23m, the film averages 6.5/10 across 4 TMDB ratings.
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