In the Shadow of the Stars
by Allie Light, Irving Saraf
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Actor: William S. JonesDirector: Allie Light, Irving Saraf
Brand: New Video
Cinematographer: Michael Chin
Editor: Allie Light
Producer: Allie Light
Editor: Irving Saraf
Producer: Irving Saraf
Editor: Mildred Iatrou
Producer: Lynn O'Donnell
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Video Group
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- Winner of the Academy AwardŽ for Best Documentary Feature and lauded by the San Francisco Chronicle as "wonderfully funny yet equally heart-rending," IN THE SHADOW OF THE STARS is a hilarious and affectionate look at the path to stardom inside the competitive world of Grand opera. In a unique twist, award-winning filmmakers Allie Light and Irving Saraf relegate the divas to the background
Movie Reviews of In the Shadow of the Stars
Movie Review: Work and MAYBE your dreams will come true. But work.
Summary: 5 Stars
What a heartwarming, lovely documentary!
While there's a similarity to Waiting for Guffman, this differs in that it is real, and that the people featured are amazingly talented and well-spoken. And even if they are not "stars," most of them seem to have worked harder pursuing their dream of making music than I can even comprehend.
My favorite is the soprano (?) chorister who wistfully says, "I'm playing a peasant, but my costume is silk because it wears well. It's sturdy. We can't get them wet, we're not allowed to sweat in them, because they are silk. But that baritone (principal)...he can wipe his face on __his__ costume and it's ok." But I also like the baritone quoting Anna Russell. And the trucker trying to learn "Madamina" while on the road. (Listening to his voice lesson is exasperating. He sounds great to my untutored ear, but his teacher, paid to be a perfectionist, only finds faults.) Then there's the baritone who sang some choral piece in Latin for his audition, and laughs while he reflects that they should have let him go right then. He seems the most at peace with his decisions and his life.
It seems to me that this would be a great film for anyone with a dream: baseball, music, whatever. Or even if you don't have a dream. It's still fun.
Summary of In the Shadow of the Stars
Winner of the Academy AwardŽ for Best Documentary Feature and lauded by the San Francisco Chronicle as "wonderfully funny yet equally heart-rending," IN THE SHADOW OF THE STARS is a hilarious and affectionate look at the path to stardom inside the competitive world of opera. Filmmakers Allie Light and Irving Saraf relegate the divas to the background and focus on a limelight-craving group of "choristers" -- the seldom-noticed singers who stand behind the soloists portraying peasants, soldiers and slaves.Similar DVD Movies
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