Of Love and Shadows

1996

Of Love and Shadows

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Movie Info

This film is set in Chile during the dictatorial Pinochet regime of the early 1970s. Journalist Jennifer Connelly, enjoying the romantic favors of an army officer, turns a blind eye to the political turmoil all around her. Her attitude abruptly changes when she falls in love with a charismatic anarchist.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Art House & International, Drama, Romance
Directed By:

Betty Kaplan
Written By:

Donald Freed
In Theaters:

May 10, 1996 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Oct 8, 2002
Runtime:

105 minutes
Studio:

Miramax

Cast

Jennifer Connelly
as Irene

Antonio Banderas
as Francisco

Stefania Sandrelli
as Beatriz

Camilo Gallardo
as Gustavo

Patricio Contreras
as Mario

Susana Cortinez
as Rosa

Diego Wallraff
as Jose

Tcheky Karyo

Jorge Rivera López
as Prof. Leal

Angela Ragno
as Hilda Leal

Alejandro Toccalinos
as Roadblock Guard

Alfredo Martin
as Surgeon

Carmen Renard
as Rich Widow

Cesar Parlani
as Reverend

Claudio Ciacci
as Comandant Ramirez

Daniel Alvaredo
as Freedom Fighter

Darío Fernández Flórez
as Ministry Employee

Dennis Dann
as Ministerial Official

Diego Leske
as Firing Squad Captain

Enrique Bustos
as Guide

Eva Cabral
as Mama Encarnacion

Ignacio López Tarso
as Jacinto

Jacques Arndt
as General

Jean Pierre Reguerraz
as Cardinal

Jorge Ochoa
as Padre Cirilo

Jose Bonafoux
as Death in Person

Juanita Alzenberg
as Leal Child 1

Gonzalo Allende
as Leal Child 2

Anita Lesa
as Evangelina

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Critic Reviews for Of Love and Shadows

All Critics (5) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (4)

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

Jul 9, 2011 | Rating: C | Full Review…

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

Aug 26, 2010 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs

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Audience Reviews for Of Love and Shadows

Jul 12, 2014

Starts slowly but builds interest as a newly paired sheltered journalist (Jennifer Connelly) and subversive photographer (Antonio Banderas) who works "in the shadows" uncover military atrocities in 1970s Chile. He comes off as a real prick in the opening scenes but the story develops in a way that makes their close working relationship turn into a believable love affair with both reacting to a desperate need to cherish life amidst a country full of tragic stories under the domineering thumb of a fascist government. Novelty to see Connelly cast as a Chilean, she's positively gorgeous and her accent is not bad at all, it's the Spanish & South American actors speaking English with heavy accents that can be hard to understand! The stars share a passionate love scene in the mountains outside an abandoned mine, now that would be one hearty good-lookin' baby.

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