The Shade (film)

The Shade
French release poster
Directed by	Raphael Nadjari
Written by	Raphael Nadjari
Produced by	Geoffroy Grison Francesca Feder
Starring	Richard Edson Lorie Marino
Cinematography	Laurent Brunet
Edited by	Tom Donahue
Music by	John Surman
Release date	21 May 1999 (1999-05-21)(Cannes)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Shade is a 1999 American drama film directed by Raphael Nadjari and starring Richard Edson and Lorie Marino. It is Nadjari's debut film. The Shade is a modern adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's short story "A Gentle Creature" (1876) and takes place in contemporary New York City.

Plot

The film begins with Simon, a Jewish middle-aged pawnbroker, alone in his apartment with the corpse of his wife, Anna, who has just committed suicide. In his grief, Simon remembers the first time he met Anna. The film flashes back to a year prior when mysterious Anna walks into Simon's pawnbroker shop in Spanish Harlem. Seeming to come from nowhere, Anna impresses solitary Simon with her beauty, and he proposes to her on their first night out. They then enter into a passionate relationship that leads her to death.

Awards and nominations

• 1999 Cannes Film Festival - Official Selection, Un Certain Regard ^[1]
• Bergamo Film Festival (1999) - Audience Award

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: The Shade". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-10.

External links

• The Shade at IMDb
• Review in the New York Times