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Shadows is a 1959 American independent drama film directed by John Cassavetes about race relations during the Beat Generation years in New York City. The film stars Ben Carruthers , Lelia Goldoni , and Hugh Hurd as three black siblings, though only one of them is dark-skinned enough to be considered African American.
- November 11, 1959
- Maurice McEndree, Nikos Papatakis
Shadows: Directed by John Cassavetes. With Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd, Anthony Ray. Cassavetes' jazz-scored improvisational film explores interracial friendships and relationships in Beat-Era (1950s) New York City.
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- Drama, Music, Romance
- John Cassavetes
- 1960-10-14
Shadows. John Cassavetes’s directorial debut revolves around a romance in New York City between Lelia (Lelia Goldoni), a light- skinned black woman, and Tony (Anthony Ray), a white man. The relationship is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh (Hugh Hurd), and discovers that her racial heritage is ...
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1h 27m1959. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Black siblings moving through the beat world cope with racism. Cast & Crew. Read More. John Cassavetes. Director. Ben Carruthers. Lelia Goldoni. Lelia Carruthers. Hugh Hurd. Anthony Ray. Tony Russell. Dennis Sallas.
At a party, Lelia (Lelia Goldoni), a young African-American girl with a light complexion, meets Tony (Anthony Ray), a somewhat callow white musician, and they begin a romance. Lelia thinks she's ...
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