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.
Top-billed cast
Crew
- Director
- Raphaël Nadjari
- Writers
- Raphaël Nadjari, Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Production
- Filmaker, Stolen Car Productions, Whole Nine Productions
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Who directed The Shade?
The Shade was directed by Raphaël Nadjari.
When was The Shade released?
The Shade was released in 1999.
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