Returning the Shadow (1985)
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“RETURNING THE SHADOW is an elegant, beautiful, tender film. ... Holmes evokes the sensation of Proustian remembering through repetition and variation of carefully paced and composed images of two people looking at an apartment, fragments of old photographs, haunting shadows and gestures.” – Sandra Maliga, Experimental Film Coalition Newsletter
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PacingShortDirector preference3227594Country preferenceUsDecade preference1980Runtime preferenceShort
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What is Returning the Shadow about?
“RETURNING THE SHADOW is an elegant, beautiful, tender film. ... Holmes evokes the sensation of Proustian remembering through repetition and variation of carefully paced and composed images of two people looking at an apartment, fragments of old photographs, haunting shadows and gestures.” – Sandra Maliga, Experimental Film Coalition Newsletter
How long is Returning the Shadow?
Returning the Shadow has a runtime of 23 minutes.