6.7
Shadows and Fog
1991, 1h 25min -
Lensed in atmospheric monochrome chiaroscuro, Woody Allen’s absurdist homage to German expressionism (with dashes of Kafka and Ingmar Bergman), is one of the writer-director’s most offbeat experiments. Recruited by an inept mob of vigilantes, Kleinman (Allen), a cowardly clerk, is forced to search for a notorious murderer only to stumble upon a feisty sword-swallower, Irmy (Mia Farrow), running away from the circus. Determined to help Irmy, and eager to escape the vigilantes, Kleinman abandons his search for the killer . . . or so he thinks. Rushing headlong into the odious night, Kleinman and Irmy are launched into a mysterious world of shadows and fog from which they may never emerge.
