Of Love and Shadows (1996)

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Average Rating: 4.2/10
Reviews Counted: 5
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Release Date: May 10, 1996 Wide

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Irene is an editor living under the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. Francisco is a photographer and he comes to Irene for a job. As a sympathizer with the resistance movement, Francisco opens her eyes to the atrocities being committed by the state.

R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Drama, Romance, Art House & International

Directed By: Betty Kaplan

In Theaters: May 10, 1996 Wide

On DVD: Oct 8, 2002

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Misconceived and curiously uninvolving political melodrama, despite the urgent subject.

July 9, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Nice performances by Connelly and Banderas can't make up for the rest of this snoozefest.

August 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs

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I'm shocked this movie was given such low ratings. The performances were great, the settings and characters well rounded and believable. Banderas and Connelly are two of the most beautiful people in the movies today. The story line had me on the edge of my seat. Yes, it was told in a "laid back" sort of dreamy

September 22, 2011