Shadows /

John Cassavetes' first film tells a gripping story of racism set against a New York background in the 1950s. Lelia, a light-skinned black woman living in New York with her two brothers, has an affair with a white man. But when her lover meets one of Lelia's brothers and discovers she is...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Shadows (Motion picture : 1959)
Corporate Authors:	Faces Distribution Corporation, Criterion Collection (Firm), Castle Hill Productions, Jean Shepherd's Night People, Janus Films, Home Vision (Firm)
Other Authors:	Cassavetes, John, 1929-1989, Goldoni, Lelia, Ray, Anthony M., Hurd, Hugh, 1925-1995, Carruthers, Ben, Crosse, Rupert
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2004]
Edition:	RSDL dual-layer ed.
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 251. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill. : DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:	Interracial dating > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Racism > United States > Drama. United States > Race relations > Drama. Families > Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Motion pictures, American. Feature films.

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Summary:	John Cassavetes' first film tells a gripping story of racism set against a New York background in the 1950s. Lelia, a light-skinned black woman living in New York with her two brothers, has an affair with a white man. But when her lover meets one of Lelia's brothers and discovers she is black, a painful and emotional eruption occurs.
Item Description:	Title from credits. "Castle Hill Productions"--Container. "Presented by Jean Shepherd's Night People"--Credits. "The classic collection, a joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container. Videodisc release of the 1959 motion picture; film restored by UCLA in 2000-2002. Running time does not include special features. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound. Special features: Video interviews with actress Lelia Goldoni and associate producer Seymour Cassel -- Rare silent 16mm footage of John Cassavetes and Burt Lane's acting workshop -- Restoration demonstration -- Stills gallery featuring rare behind the scenes production phots -- Trailer. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Dolby digital, mono.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:	Camera, Erich Kollmar ; editor, Maurice McEndree ; music, Shifi Hadi, [Charles Mingus].
ISBN:	0780028031