Review of Shadows and Fog (1991) by Mjs M — 14 Aug 2009
Woody Allen does tend to have a handful of stock formulas ready to go, this movie is a textbook example of the ?place the nebbish character in X old movie genre or other esoteric trope? formula. The genre Allen finds himself in the middle of here is German expressionism and there are also clear references to the work of Franz Kafka.
Not a lot to report on, except that the cast is particularly well stacked with celebrities even by Woody Allen standards. Also I?d say the visual style here is a bit more ambitious than usual for Allen, the guy really can display a good control of Mise-en-scène when he chooses to.
Some nice lines, but overall its middling and for Allen aficionados only.
This review of Shadows and Fog (1991) was written by Mjs M on 14 Aug 2009.
Shadows and Fog has generally received positive reviews.
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