Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog (1991)

  • 55% of critics liked it
    (22 reviews)

  • 57% of users liked it
    (6,874 ratings)

Woody Allen's black-and-white curiosity piece is a mixture of influences -- from German silent film expressionism to Franz Kafka's nightmare worlds to the contemporary fables of Wim Wenders. Woody Allen plays the nebbish clerk Kleinman (in a throwback to his characters from Sleeper and Love and… More

PG-13, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By
Woody Allen
Written By
Woody Allen
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 20, 1992 Wide
On DVD
Jun 5, 2001
Orion Pictures Corporation

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    An artistic and commercial misstep, this b/w tribute to German Expressionism wastes the talents of Jodie Foster, Lily Tomlin, Kathy Bates, and many others.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Has few laughs.

  • Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

    Beautiful vintage Woody.

  • Eric Lurio, Greenwich Village Gazette

    When woody was goody.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...never really amounts to much, though it does look great...

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Randy T


    Yet another Woody Allen vehicle centered around his trademark Semitic neurosis ...and yet again I smile and laugh and applaud. What is wrong with me??

  • Jonathan H


    Shadows and Fog, Woody's love letter to German Expressionism, boasts some cleverly detailed mise-en-scenes and 20s inspired shot scales, but it's little more than a replication.

  • Robert C


    I'm not a HUGE fan of Woddy Allen's work, my general problem is primarily his presence on screen. While I can appreciate his work as a director / writer, I feel that as an actor he is a one trick pony. And unfortunately that "pony" is a sad, annoying and… More

  • Jennifer X


    This movie is kind of boring. And all that fog doesn't help. Sorry, Woody.

  • Alice S


    About as scintillating as <i>Scoop</i>.

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