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The Shade is a french film of genre Drama directed by Raphaël Nadjari released in USA on 25 march 1999 with Richard Edson
The Shade (1999)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 25 march 1999
Length 1h23
Directed by Raphaël Nadjari
OriginFrance
Genres Drama
Rating70%
The Shade is Raphael Nadjari's debut feature. This is a modern adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's A Gentle Creature, and takes place in contemporary New York City.
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The film tells the story of a Jewish middle aged pawnbroker who meets a mysterious woman who will become his wife without their truly knowing each other. The film begins with Simon, 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 beauty, and he proposes to her on their first night out. They then enter into a passionate relationship that will lead her to death.Actors
Richard Edson
(Simon)
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