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DVD Special Features:
Original theatrical trailer.
Interactive menu screens and chapter selections.
Original theatrical trailer.
Interactive menu screens and chapter selections.
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Lovely, poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, Shadows and Fog confirms Woody Allen's 'genius' with its brilliant portrayal of the hopeless - but hilarious - tragicomedy of human existence. Boasting a dazzling galaxy of stars including Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, Madonna, Donald Pleasance, Lily Tomlin, Jodie Foster, Kathy Bates, John Cusack and Julie Kavner, Shadows and Fog delights with all the fantasy and seriousness, mysterious construction and burlesque complications of a Shakespeare comedy.
Recruited by an inept mob of vigilantes, Kleinman (Allen), a cowardly clerk, is forced to search for a notorious murderer - only to stumble upon a feisty sword-swallower, Irmy (Farrow), running away from the circus, and her 'clownish' boyfriend (Malkovich). Determined to help Irmy, and eager to escape the vigilantes, Kleinman abandons his search for the killer or so he thinks. Rushing headlong into the odious night, Kleinman and Irmy are launched into a mysterious world of shadows and fog from which they may never emerge.
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49 of 54 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This one is absolutely awesome. This movie is a must see for anybody who don't despise Woody Allen (either you love him or hate him, luckily I'm among those who love him) This film has such a great mood. The filming, the light, the scenography, in fact anything technical in this production is so perfect that you can sit back and be mesmerized by a very uneasy, yet hilarious plot. It is shot in black and white, which actually help the mood. Alot. This film would be nothing but any other comedy had it been shown in color. And the acting of people like John Malkowich, John Cusack, Woody Allen, Jodie Foster and Mia Farrow are so impressive that when the show is over, you can't help but feel alot better. Actually you can, about everything. When I watched this with my dad, we both were dead tired after a week of little sleep and hard work. But after this movie, we actually woke up, and stayed up for hours.
Trying not to reveal to much of the plot, I will say that it involves a strangler on the loose, and the complications Kleinman (Woody Allen) get's into when he is included in a group of vigilantes who's looking for the murderer, and about a circus performer (an incredibly cute Mia Farrow) and her problems when she runs away from the circus, and try to find her way in the city.
As I said unless you really has nothing but loathing for Woody Allen, you're actually doing yourself a real favor if you see this. It really is brilliant.
And for those out there who hate Allen and his films. What the heck is wrong with you?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Bill
Format:DVD
The incredibly amusing and at times gripping plot, so typical of Allen's films, combined with the beautiful way in which this film is shot, make it an absolute winner. The choice of black and white was a superb one, the entire film is shot in shades of grey and yet it produces more of a visual delight than the most vivid and brilliant colour cinema ever could.
In my opinion one of the all-time, let alone one of Woody Allen's, best films and most certainly a rare visual delight!
In my opinion one of the all-time, let alone one of Woody Allen's, best films and most certainly a rare visual delight!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By K. Gordon
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Format:DVD
Another mid-career Allen film unfairly dismissed both by critics and (I must admit) myself at the time of it's release. Sometimes with great filmmakers we get spoiled, and anything flawed or less than pure genius gets maligned for being weaker than that filmmaker's very best work instead of being appreciated for being miles ahead of most of the films that get made.
I was shocked at how much better I liked this on a recent re-viewing almost 20 years after seeing it in the theater. Yes, the super-star cameos still seem a bit distracting and self-serving, but nowhere near as much as in 1992. Yes, some plot elements work better than others, the ending is kind of clunky, etc. But this is still a great-looking, visually dense film, that manages to tread (most of the time) a very difficult tightrope of being funny and playful, while still exploring disturbing themes of paranoia, guilt, crowd mentality, religion, etc. Certainly not a great film, but a brave one more worthy of being enjoyed for it's strengths than attacked for its admitted shortcomings.
I was shocked at how much better I liked this on a recent re-viewing almost 20 years after seeing it in the theater. Yes, the super-star cameos still seem a bit distracting and self-serving, but nowhere near as much as in 1992. Yes, some plot elements work better than others, the ending is kind of clunky, etc. But this is still a great-looking, visually dense film, that manages to tread (most of the time) a very difficult tightrope of being funny and playful, while still exploring disturbing themes of paranoia, guilt, crowd mentality, religion, etc. Certainly not a great film, but a brave one more worthy of being enjoyed for it's strengths than attacked for its admitted shortcomings.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Watch with the lights out
You need to sit nearly in the dark to see this film at its best, as a lot of it is shot in black and white in shadowy places - any reflections on the TV screen and detail will be... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Grandad Bike
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mmm
I'm a big Woody Allen fan so enjoyed it simply because he was starring in it. Slightly odd film though. Some great acting - John Malkovich especially. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sandybeaches
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not one of his great ones.
As a Woody Allen admirer and have most of his films I found this one a great disappointment. Its set mainly in very murky dark shadow and fog just as the title suggests so one... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mrs. J. Hulbert
3.0 out of 5 stars
Intriguing, But Slight
Woody Allen's 1991 film Shadows and Fog is undoubtedly a very intriguing film, with strong technical links back to German Expressionism, but, for me, the bold visual impression... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Keith M
5.0 out of 5 stars
Homage to expressionism!
I just love this movie, it is a wonderfull comedy thriller,
wonderfull photogrphy, pact with laughs, and a superb cast.
wonderfull photogrphy, pact with laughs, and a superb cast.
Published on 29 Jan 2009 by Joao Vaz
2.0 out of 5 stars
Funny? Maybe
This has an impressive cast for a Woody Allen film. Madonna, Lily Tomlin, John Cusack, Major Winchester from MASH, Marge from the Simpsons etc etc. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2008 by Welsh Dragon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Visually stunning and surprisingly deep.
A title as descriptive as it is oblique, Shadows and Fog is Allen's playful ode to German expressionism, Franz Kafka, and Kurt Weil. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2005 by Jonathan James Romley
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