Shadows and Lies

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Shadows and Lies
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Spanish Sombras y mentiras
Directed byJay Anania
Written byJay Anania
Produced byPiers Richardson
Sophia Lin
Starring James Franco
Julianne Nicholson
Josh Lucas
CinematographyDaniel Vecchione
Edited byJay Anania
Music by John Medeski
Distributed byMillennium Entertainment
Release date
  • 25 April 2010 (2010-04-25)(Tribeca)
Running time
100 minutos
LanguageEnglish

Shadows and Lies (Spanish : Sombras y mentiras, also known as In Praise of Shadows and William Vincent) is a 2010 romantic drama film starring James Franco and Julianne Nicholson. [1] [2] Directed by Jay Anania, filming took place in New York City, New York. The film had a release at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2010.

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Plot

William Vincent (James Franco) returns to New York after four years in exile to save the girl (Julianne Nicholson) he loves from the same dangerous crime syndicate that brought them together.

Cast

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 0% of 5 critics' reviews are positive. [3]

Writing to The Hollywood Reporter , Frank Scheck said that "this dour, molasses-paced neo-noir, about a mysterious figure who becomes embroiled with a nasty criminal and his cohorts, sacrifices coherence and credibility for pretentious stylization." [4]

References

  1. Villareal, Roberto (March 28, 2014). "CINE EN CASA". El Norte (in Spanish). ProQuest   1510769027 . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  2. McNary, Dave (April 30, 2011). "Indie film biz heats up". Variety. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  3. "Shadows and Lies". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  4. "William Vincent — Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 22, 2025.