Life in Shadows
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72% Critic Match

Life in Shadows

7.2 / 10 1949 1h 14mNR Spanish
DramaHistoryWar

Storyline

The creative and ambitious Carlos, a young Spanish film buff, manages to become a professional camera operator with time and effort, and is also blessed with the love of Ana, which he has longed for; but the outbreak of the Civil War in 1936 changes everything for both of them.

Cast & Crew

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Carlos

Lead
María Dolores Pradera

María Dolores Pradera

Ana

Isabel de Pomés

Isabel de Pomés

Clara

Fernando Sancho

Fernando Sancho

Film Producer

Alfonso Estela

Alfonso Estela

Luis

Félix de Pomés

Félix de Pomés

Mr. Durán

GC

Graciela Crespo

Mrs. Durán

Mary Santpere

Mary Santpere

Handmaid

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lorenzo Llobet Gràcia's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Life in Shadows is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker