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Woody Allen's black-and-white curiosity piece is a mixture of influences -- from German silent film expressionism to Franz Kafka's nightmare worlds to the contemporary fables of Wim Wenders. Woody Allen plays the nebbish clerk Kleinman (in a throwback to his characters from Sleeper and Love and Death), who is awakened in the .. Read more

Starring	Fred Gwynne, Julie Kavner, Madonna, Woody Allen
Director	Woody Allen
Genres	Drama

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- An inconclusive charade for celebrity guests, Allen's film - made before Husbands and Wives - will add to the general... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
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  - 5
  Was this meant to be a Bergman tribute?
  
  I like Woody Allen, and I like Ingmar Bergman, but Woody trying to spoof Ingmar??? Didn't work for me - felt sorry for John Malkovitch having to deliver ... read more »
  
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  Allen Overload
  
  Its not really acting is it? Its a series of manic, low self esteem diabtribes and pseudo slapstick episodes.
  
  Serious issue of how society deals with... read more »
  
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- - 5ft7offootballheaven
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  - London
  - 30 Apr 2012 at 07:10
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  The Trial of 8 1/2 Metropolitans
  
  This could be the most three-star film of all time - the benchmark by which all other films are judged in terms of their mediocrity.
  
  I believe it was... read more »
  
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- - russio
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  - Harlow
  - 26 Feb 2012 at 21:56
- - 0
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  Too much fog...
  
  though a big fan of Woody Allan I have to say this was not his finest moment. He seemed to want to capture the shadowy underworld of 19th century england (?) ... read more »
  
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- - JA
  - 21 reviews
  - Paisley
  - 07 Jul 2009 at 21:29
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  Great Story
  
  I've always appreciated Woody's sense of humour in any movies. The highlight in Shadows & Fog is the scene with Julie Kavner - it made me laugh so ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 24 May 2009 at 00:40
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  interesting style
  
  Woody does Expressionist thriller? It's not great or particularly funny but fascinating - OK maybe only for anorak film stylists but worth renting to ... read more »
  
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- - MikeCarterInLondon
  - 151 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Mar 2009 at 10:43
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  SHADOWS & FOG
  
  WOULD BE LOVED BY FANS OF FILM NOIR.
  
  NOT MY CUP OF TEA.........
  
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  - Lymm
  - 22 Aug 2008 at 17:10
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  Shadows and Fog
  
  Given the quality of the actors and director this was a disappointing film. Fun to spot the filmic references for a time but it felt as though everyone, ... read more »
  
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- - alipaul
  - 26 reviews
  - Exeter
  - 26 May 2008 at 21:48
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  Strong cast in search of a film
  
  Amazing collection of actors getting together for a rather non descript going no where in particular film. Allens angst ridden nebbish character (that he does... read more »
  
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  - Surrey
  - 07 Mar 2008 at 12:26
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  Shadows & Fog
  
  What a load of absolute crap. Had to turn DVD off after 15 terrible minutes, despite a good cast, this is awful.
  
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  - Bristol
  - 09 Mar 2006 at 09:59
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  Woody's weirdest yet
  
  Although this dark, moody and only mildly Kafkaesque tale doesn't qualify as one of Woody's more successful films, it's certainly one of his most ... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
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  - 01 Oct 2005 at 19:56
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- - 13
  - 5
  Was this meant to be a Bergman tribute?
  
  I like Woody Allen, and I like Ingmar Bergman, but Woody trying to spoof Ingmar??? Didn't work for me - felt sorry for John Malkovitch having to deliver ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 24700
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  - skeadugenga
  - 148 reviews
  - Reading
  - 08 Nov 2004 at 18:00
- - 9
  - 1
  The point of Woody's folly gets lost in the fog
  
  It's hard to know what Woody Allen was trying to achieve with 'Shadows and Fog'. The script is so thin, the tone so unsure and a stellar cast so ... read more »
  
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- - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 12 Dec 2004 at 20:17
- - 3
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  Brilliance!
  
  Woody Allen does it again! A superb film. This was a very different film for Woody.
  
  It was his first film which had a set entirely custom built.. of ... read more »
  
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- - danieljohnsonfilms
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  - 24 Feb 2005 at 03:00
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  interesting style
  
  Woody does Expressionist thriller? It's not great or particularly funny but fascinating - OK maybe only for anorak film stylists but worth renting to ... read more »
  
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- - MikeCarterInLondon
  - 151 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Mar 2009 at 10:43
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  When Woody Allen puts ...
  
  When Woody Allen puts together an ensemble cast, there are no half measures. He also has a gift for writing parts for himself. It's an interesting piece, ... read more »
  
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  - WISBECH
  - 13 Aug 2004 at 22:02
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  oh dear. Black and ...
  
  oh dear. Black and white film. Woody Allen in middle-aged man angst mode. A few killings in half darkness - never got to know the characters at all so didn&#... read more »
  
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  - PETERBOROUGH
  - 02 Oct 2004 at 17:18
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  Wierd
  
  A weird film , but still somehow watchable ?
  
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  - Suffolk UK
  - 30 Jun 2005 at 19:56
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  Shadows & Fog
  
  What a load of absolute crap. Had to turn DVD off after 15 terrible minutes, despite a good cast, this is awful.
  
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  - Bristol
  - 09 Mar 2006 at 09:59
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  Strong cast in search of a film
  
  Amazing collection of actors getting together for a rather non descript going no where in particular film. Allens angst ridden nebbish character (that he does... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 536122
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  - Surrey
  - 07 Mar 2008 at 12:26
- - 0
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  Shadows and Fog
  
  Given the quality of the actors and director this was a disappointing film. Fun to spot the filmic references for a time but it felt as though everyone, ... read more »
  
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- 569040
- - alipaul
  - 26 reviews
  - Exeter
  - 26 May 2008 at 21:48

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Critics' reviews
- An inconclusive charade for celebrity guests, Allen's film - made before Husbands and Wives - will add to the general... read more on Time Out
- 44815
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- "...Rich, not easily categorized....A mixture of the sincere, the sardonic and the classically sappy..."
- 10182
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- An occasionally witty excursion into the world of German expressionist movies of the 20s.
- 31566
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...The compassionate eloquence of the film is undeniable..."
- 10183
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...A Great Cast..."
- 10181
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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  Woody Allen's black-and-white curiosity piece is a mixture of influences -- from German silent film expressionism to Franz Kafka's nightmare worlds to the contemporary fables of Wim Wenders. Woody Allen plays the nebbish clerk Kleinman (in a throwback to his characters from Sleeper and Love and ...