Shadows in the City (1991)
Directed by Ari Roussimoff
Genres - Drama, Horror |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama |
Release Date - Jan 1, 1990 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 101 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
Taking an avant-garde approach, experimental Russian painter turned director Ari Roussimoff creates an offbeat addition to the horror genre. Troubled, doomed Paul returns to his home in an oppressive and stylized Manhattan (filmed in black and white) after spending time with a traveling carnival. As he wanders the gloomy streets in search of love and acceptance, he muses about the correlation between the grim fates of his family and his own destiny. Both his brother and his mother killed themselves, and now Paul sees the Spirit of Death beckoning him to do the same. He does not realize that Death is really only offering him more of the same.
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Keywords
alienation, death, death-in-family, destiny, fate, friendship, ghost, hopelessness, oppression, search, stream-of-consciousness, suicide, biker, carnival, desperation, prostitute/prostitution, urban
Attributes
Low Artistic Quality
