The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man 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.
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Movie1960·87 min
Shadows
Directed by John Cassavetes
A drama film directed by John Cassavetes.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 43%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.9/10
273 ratings
About Shadows
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- identity self discovery, forbidden love, social injustice, mid century, music performance, urban, new york, romantic partners, siblings, outsider misfit, hidden identity, slow burn reveal, forbidden star crossed
