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Shadows: Dual Format Edition [Blu ray + DVD) RRP 19.99

certificate PG Certificate
1959
Runtime: 82 mins
B&W
US
Subtitles: English (optional for hearing-impaired)
Published/distributed by BFI
ISBN/EAN: 5035673011256
Ratio 1.33:1
Region Free / 0
Price: £13.00
(Including VAT at 20%)
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Shadows: Dual Format Edition [Blu ray + DVD) RRP 19.99 
Cassavetes, John
Set amongst the lively milieu of artists and jazz musicians in bohemian 1950s New York, John Cassavetes' directorial debut follows the doomed relationship between a young mixed-race woman Lelia (Lelia Goldoni) and Tony (Anthony Ray), a white man who betrays his prejudice when he meets Lelia's brother, a struggling jazz singer. Shot on location with a cast and crew largely made up of amateurs and featuring a swinging, improvised score by Charles Mingus and Shafi Hadi, Shadows gave birth to a radical new film language grounded in authenticity, and is widely considered the first truly independent American film.


Extras
* Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
* Audio commentary with Cassavetes collaborator Seymour Cassel and film critic Tom Charity
* Falk on Cassavetes: the early years (DVD only, 13 minutes)
* 16mm footage of John Cassavetes and Burt Lane's acting workshop (DVD only, 4 minutes)
* Theatrical trailer (DVD only, 4 minutes)
* Fully illustrated booklet featuring new essays and notes from Michael Atkinson, Brian Morton and Tom Charity
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