The Shade is a movie directed by Raphaël Nadjari in 1999 and based on the book A Gentle Creature by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, first published in 1876. The movie features Richard Edson, Lorie Marino, Barbara Haas, Jacob Lavin, Jeffrey Ware, and others.
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Storyline
A drama about a mysterious woman and Simon, a Jewish middle aged pawnbroker who meet in New York. Mysterious Anna, who seems to come from nowhere, impresses solitary Simon with her sad beauty, and he proposes to her on their first night out. They then enter into a passionate relationship that will lead her to death.
Genres
Movie vs Book
Year
1999
Minutes
83
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Shade
Director: Raphaël Nadjari
Country: USA
Year: 1999
Length: 1h23m
Stars: Richard Edson, Lorie Marino, Barbara Haas, Jacob Lavin, Jeffrey Ware
Year
1876
Pages
50
Book Rate
8.20
S: Goodreads
Book
A Gentle Creature
Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Country: Russia
First published in: 1876
Length: 50 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: A Gentle Creature and Other Stories
User polls & recommendations
“In a movie, you need good actors, whereas in a book, you don't, unless you have a really bad imagination.”
YANN MARTEL (Writer)
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