Blu-ray
Shadows
Call Number
- BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd, Anthony Ray, Rupert Crosse.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2013]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (82 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
Uniform Title
Summary
"John Cassavetes's directorial debut revolves around a romance in New York City between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man. The relationship 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. Shot on location in Manhattan with a mostly nonprofessional cast and crew, Shadows is a penetrating work that is widely considered the forerunner of the American independent film movement."--Container.
Notes
Blu-ray, 1.33:1 aspect ratio; monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
Disc originally released as part of the 5-disc set John Cassavetes: five films.
Special features: High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; A constant forge: the life and art of John Cassavetes ; interviews with actor Leila Goldoni and associate producer Seymour Cassel from 2004 ; silent footage from the Cassavetes-Lane Drama Workshop ; restoration demonstration ; stills and poster galleries ; trailer.