{"id":83660,"date":"2022-04-28T11:38:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T18:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83660"},"modified":"2022-05-02T19:44:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T02:44:29","slug":"shadows-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83660","title":{"rendered":"Shadows (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The point is, if you&#8217;re yourself, you won&#8217;t get hurt.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Shadows-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Shadows-Poster-206x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-83673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Shadows-Poster-206x300.png 206w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Shadows-Poster-88x128.png 88w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Shadows-Poster-185x270.png 185w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Shadows-Poster.png 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn New York City, a white man (Anthony Ray) is distressed to learn that his light-skinned new girlfriend (Lelia Goldoni) has black brothers (Hugh Hurd and Ben Carruthers).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross-Cultural Romance<\/li>\n<li>John Cassavetes Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<li>New York City<\/li>\n<li>Race Relations and Racism <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJohn Cassavetes made his directorial debut with this semi-improvised, Beatnik-era story of inter-racial romance in New York City. He released his first draft of the film in 1957, then withdrew it to add a bit more structure to the storyline, resulting in a more coherent but still intentionally non-linear, jazz-inspired tale.  While it&#8217;s most definitely an indie film, it&#8217;s remarkable on numerous levels &#8212; primarily its frank treatment of racial tensions in a non-sensationalized fashion: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-I-Dont-Want-You-To-Hurt-My-Sister2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-I-Dont-Want-You-To-Hurt-My-Sister2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"975\" height=\"739\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-I-Dont-Want-You-To-Hurt-My-Sister2.png 975w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-I-Dont-Want-You-To-Hurt-My-Sister2-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-I-Dont-Want-You-To-Hurt-My-Sister2-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-I-Dont-Want-You-To-Hurt-My-Sister2-768x582.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-I-Dont-Want-You-To-Hurt-My-Sister2-356x270.png 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and also its willingness to show first-time love (sex) as &#8220;awful&#8221;. Perhaps most refreshing is how the storyline doesn&#8217;t jump directly to racial prejudice as the driving tension, instead showing Goldoni&#8217;s reluctance to bring Ray in to her home simply because she&#8217;s not sure she wants to continue their relationship; his reaction upon learning she&#8217;s a light-skinned African-American simply seals the pain. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Erich Kollmar&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-Still3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-Still3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"729\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-Still3.png 963w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-Still3-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-Still3-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-Still3-768x581.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-Still3-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent location shooting throughout New York<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-NY-Setting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-NY-Setting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"735\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-NY-Setting.png 963w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-NY-Setting-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-NY-Setting-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-NY-Setting-768x586.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shadows-NY-Setting-354x270.png 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. Listed as a film with Historical Relevance, a Cult Movie, and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1458\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0053270\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1961\/03\/22\/archives\/film-improvised-under-cassavetes-opens.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/339-shadows-eternal-times-square\">Criterion Essay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/1373\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/89746\/shadows#articles-reviews?articleId=338719\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The point is, if you&#8217;re yourself, you won&#8217;t get hurt.&#8221; Synopsis: In New York City, a white man (Anthony Ray) is distressed to learn that his light-skinned new girlfriend (Lelia Goldoni) has black brothers (Hugh Hurd and Ben Carruthers). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross-Cultural Romance John Cassavetes Films Musicians New York City Race Relations and Racism Review: John Cassavetes made his directorial debut with this semi-improvised, Beatnik-era story of inter-racial romance in New York City. 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