Shadows and Fog (1991)
- Directed by
- Woody Allen
- Genre
- comedy film, mystery film, neo-noir, comedy thriller
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 402 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A timid clerk is awakened by a mob of vigilantes who want his help catching a serial strangler. He stumbles through a foggy, nightmarish city filled with eccentric characters, circus performers, and a prostitute who offers unlikely companionship.
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What happens
Shadows and Fog is a 1991 American black-and-white comedy film directed by Woody Allen and based on his one-act play Death (1975). It stars Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, Kathy Bates, David Ogden Stiers, Jodie Foster, Donald Pleasence, Lily Tomlin, John Cusack, Madonna, and Kenneth Mars. It was filmed on a 26,000-square-foot (2,400 m2) set at Kaufman Astoria Studios, which was the biggest set ever built in New York. It was also Allen's last film for Orion Pictures. Shadows and Fog is an homage to German Expressionist filmmakers Fritz Lang, G. W. Pabst and F. W. Murnau in its visual presentation, and to the writer Franz Kafka in theme. Critical reception of the film was generally mixed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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