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Shadows and Fog (1992)
Starring: Michael Kirby, Woody Allen Director: Woody Allen Rating: PG-13
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Woody Allen's wonderful 1920s mystery comedy is the story of one fantastic, Kafka-esque night when the circus came to a small European town and a maniac strangler walked the streets. Kleinman joins vigilantes searching for the killer and meets a circus performer running from her boyfriend.
"Rich! Deliciously eccentric! [A] brazen, irrepressible original!" -The New York Times
"Lovely! Poignant!" (The Wall Street Journal) and laugh-out-loud funny, Shadows and Fog confirms Woody Allen's "genius" with its brilliant portrait of the hopeless - but hilarious - tragicomedy of human existence. Boasting a dazzling "galaxy of stars" (Leonard Maltin) including Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, Madonna, Donald Pleasence, 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" (Le Monde).
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-sallower, 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 launching into a mysterious world of shadows and fog… from which they may never emerge.
A killer lurks in the dark corners of an odd little European town--a mysterious stranger who brutally strangles his victims. When the circus comes to visit, the madman steps up his pace, commencing a ghastly murder spree. Meanwhile, a nondescript local man named Kleinman finds himself accused of the crimes by an angry mob. And every effort Kleinman makes to clear himself ends up making him look more and more guilty. Woody Allen's black-and-white mood piece is dark and eerie and very funny, with new twists and turns lurking behind each shadow. Once again he has amassed a stellar, eclectic cast, including John Cusack, Kathy Bates, Jodie Foster, Donald Pleasence, John Malkovich, Fred Gwynne, Lily Tomlin, and Madonna, among others. |
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Starring:
Michael Kirby | Woody Allen | David Ogden Stiers | James Rebhorn | Victor Argo | Daniel Von Bargen | Camille Saviola | Tim Loomis | ...more
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Directed By:
Woody Allen
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Genre:
Comedy, Thriller/Suspense
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DVD Release Date:
October 1, 2008
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
PG-13
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Year:
1992
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
1
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Subtitles:
French, Spanish
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Screen Ratio:
Widescreen Edition - 1.85:1
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English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) | |
Running Time:
85 minutes
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Studio:
MGM/UA
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UPC/Barcode Number:
027616854728
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Black & White: Yes
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Closed-Captioned: Yes
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- Collectible Booklet
- Original Theatrical Trailer
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