Shadows
1959
Manhattan
John Cassavetes
Improvisation / Indie Drama
What’s it all about: It’s the late 1950s, and young people look old. Lelia Goldini has two big brothers to pick on her and protect her, so she ventures out into the jazz scene and the literary world in search of a man who can hit the right note.
First Encounter: first viewing
Prostitute Index: nil
Death By: working at a third-rate night club
Relics: basement jazz party, smoking in bed, Central Park before beer pong and magnolia cupcakes
Hoops: Gena Rowlands having a heated discussion about existential psychoanalysis at a literary circle cocktail party
Heartthrobs: Lelia Goldini, Ben Carruthers
Pass/Fails the Test of Time: 50s haircare products
LoFi Magic: waking up with jazz musician brothers, slow dancing with Lelia Goldini
Words to live by: “You know, despite your horrible exterior, it’s you I like.”
Makes me want to: look into leather jackets
Candotti Take: n/a
Worth a watch/rewatch: Yes
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