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MBC Interactive Archive Project - 1960s-Counter Culture USAMiami Beach Film Society (in collaboration with Ad-Hoc Cinema) presents John Cassavetes' SHADOWS![caption id="attachment_8982" align="alignnone" width="287"]
Japanese program for SHADOWS, 1958, from the MBCarchive[/caption]
SHADOWS isn’t America’s first indie feature film, but it may be its first mature one — the first to put everything on the line for its uncompromising modern approach to style and subject matter.As he follows the lives of three black Manhattanite siblings (with a breakout performance by Lelia Goldoni), Cassavetes gives each actor room to shape their character like a bandleader calling out solos. The filmmaker would refine this style in later pictures, but one doesn’t look to SHADOWS for refinement; it’s as raw, direct and original as the day it first hit the screen.In his directorial debut, Cassavetes tells a risky, elliptical story about love, money, sex and blackness. Using the rough-hewn vérité style which redefined filmmaking, SHADOWS’ off-the-cuff narrative and staccato editing share an affinity with bop jazz.
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John Cassavetes with Stanley Kramer, 1958. Photo MBCarchive[/caption]
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• Adults – $11.00• Older Adults (62+ years old w/ valid ID) – $10.00• Students & Teachers (w/ valid ID) – $10.00• O Cinema Members – $7.50• MBFS Members – FREE(All tickets are available online and at the box office. Prices for special events and select screenings may vary. Please note ticket prices before you complete you purchase. All prices are subject to change without notice.)ALL FILMS START EXACTLY AT THE LISTED TIME, AND ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS, NO EXCHANGES, NO EXCEPTIONS.
Event Details
• Adults – $11.00• Older Adults (62+ years old w/ valid ID) – $10.00• Students & Teachers (w/ valid ID) – $10.00• O Cinema Members – $7.50• MBFS Members – FREE(All tickets are available online and at the box office. Prices for special events and select screenings may vary. Please note ticket prices before you complete you purchase. All prices are subject to change without notice.)ALL FILMS START EXACTLY AT THE LISTED TIME, AND ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS, NO EXCHANGES, NO EXCEPTIONS.
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