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6.9The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he thought it was.
Released: 1960-10-1487 minDir: John CassavetesDrama
Cast
- Ben Carruthers as Ben
- Lelia Goldoni as Lelia
- Hugh Hurd as Hugh
- Anthony Ray as Tony
- Dennis Sallas as Dennis
- Tom Reese as Tom
Themes
- jazz
- passing for white
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- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 867528
- Image
- John Cassavetes' Shadows - Now at Embassy Theater Broadway.jpg
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- publication date
- 1962-03-09
- title
- Shadows
- capital cost
- 40000
- review score
- 100%
- Commons category
- Shadows (1959 film)
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Categories
1950s avant-garde and experimental films1950s rediscovered films1958 American films1958 directorial debut films1958 drama films1958 English-language films1958 films1959 films1959 independent filmsAmerican avant-garde and experimental filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican independent filmsBritish Lion Films filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms about interracial romanceFilms about race and ethnicityFilms directed by John CassavetesFilms set in New York CityFilms shot in 16 mm filmFilms with screenplays by Robert Alan AurthurJazz filmsRediscovered American filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date