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Shadows and Fog

  • 19911991
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
17K
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Shadows and Fog (1991)
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
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With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
17K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Woody Allen
  • Writer
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Woody Allen
    • Mia Farrow
    • Michael Kirby
Top credits
  • Director
    • Woody Allen
  • Writer
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Woody Allen
    • Mia Farrow
    • Michael Kirby
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 88User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

    Videos2

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:09
    Official Trailer
    Shadows and Fog
    Clip 1:40
    Shadows and Fog

    Photos89

    Shadows and Fog (1991)
    Woody Allen in Shadows and Fog (1991)
    Shadows and Fog (1991)
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    Shadows and Fog (1991)
    Woody Allen and Kenneth Mars in Shadows and Fog (1991)
    Woody Allen in Shadows and Fog (1991)
    Woody Allen and Mia Farrow in Shadows and Fog (1991)
    Kenneth Mars in Shadows and Fog (1991)
    Woody Allen and Kenneth Mars in Shadows and Fog (1991)
    Woody Allen and Kenneth Mars in Shadows and Fog (1991)

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    Woody Allen
    Woody Allen
    • Kleinmanas Kleinman
    Mia Farrow
    Mia Farrow
    • Irmyas Irmy
    Michael Kirby
    Michael Kirby
    • Killeras Killer
    David Ogden Stiers
    David Ogden Stiers
    • Hackeras Hacker
    James Rebhorn
    James Rebhorn
    • Vigilanteas Vigilante
    Victor Argo
    Victor Argo
    • Vigilanteas Vigilante
    Daniel von Bargen
    Daniel von Bargen
    • Vigilanteas Vigilante
    • (as Daniel Von Bargen)
    Camille Saviola
    Camille Saviola
    • Landladyas Landlady
    Tim Loomis
    • Dwarfas Dwarf
    Katy Dierlam
    • Fat Ladyas Fat Lady
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • Clownas Clown
    Madonna
    Madonna
    • Marieas Marie
    Dennis Vestunis
    • Strongmanas Strongman
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Doctoras Doctor
    Lily Tomlin
    Lily Tomlin
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Kathy Bates
    Kathy Bates
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Anne Lange
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    • Director
      • Woody Allen
    • Writer
      • Woody Allen
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    • Trivia
      The film is an homage and tribute to German Expressionist cinema, particularly the works of German filmmakers F.W. Murnau, Georg Wilhelm Pabst and Fritz Lang.
    • Quotes

      Kleinmann: I've never paid for sex in my life.

      Prostitute: Oh, you just think you haven't.

      [laughs]

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Basic Instinct/American Dream/Howards End/Shadows and Fog/Othello (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      The Cannon Song from Little Threepenny Music
      (1928)

      By Kurt Weill

      Performed by Canadian Chamber Ensemble

      Conducted by Raffi Armenian

      Courtesy of CBC Records - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

    User reviews88

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    7/10
    A very love-it-or-hate-it film and middling Allen, but actually a good film and one of his most under-appreciated
    On first viewing I wasn't crazy about Shadows and Fog, while the film looked fantastic and was well-directed the characters left me cold, the film didn't seem to know what tone it wanted and the story seemed meandering and dull. On re-watch however Shadows and Fog fared much better(as was with almost all the Allen films that didn't impress at first apart from Anything Else), it is nowhere near among Woody Allen's best and is around the lower middle of his filmography but I found it a good film and not among Allen's worst that it's often said to be. Visually, Shadows and Fog looks fantastic with brilliant black and white cinematography and Expressionistic images that are as striking as they are haunting. Allen's films are always well-made, but Shadows and Fog visually like Zelig is quite unique from a visual standpoint. The music is very eerie and fits the atmosphere perfectly, in fact if anything it adds to it. While it was confusing of what tone the film was trying to go with on first viewing, on re-watch it was much clearer and that criticism seems unfair now. The dialogue is both subtle and hilarious(love the brothel scenes) with sharp homages and insight in characteristic Woody Allen vein, but even more impressive was the murder-mystery element while a really chilling atmosphere is created, helped by the visuals and music. Allen's directing is as always adept and his performance, the most memorable, is a lot of fun. John Cusack does nervous and angsty very nicely and Jodie Foster and Kathy Bates are remarkably good in against-type roles. Shadows and Fog has imperfections, Mia Farrow for me overdoes it and comes across as shrill, John Malkovich deserved much more to do and is a little wasted and Madonna is rather out of place. The story does have its drawn out and aimless patches with an ending that felt convoluted and hurried, and the characters are not very interesting, a lot of them barely in the film. To conclude however, a good film but considering how well the best assets come off it could have been more than good. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sombras y niebla
    • Filming locations
      • Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
      • Orion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,735,731
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,111,314
      • Mar 22, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,735,731
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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