Of Love and Shadows

Of Love and Shadows

Surrounded by danger, they'll risk everything for freedom!

Directed by Betty Kaplan

Produced by Miramax, Aleph Producciones S.A.

1994103 min5.4 / 10

A politically charged romantic drama set under Pinochet's dictatorship, where two people's growing connection becomes inseparable from their awakening to state violence and moral resistance.

Irene is a magazine editor living under the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. Francisco is a handsome photographer and he comes to Irene for a job. As a sympathizer with the underground resistance movement, Francisco opens her eyes and her heart to the atrocities being committed by the state.

Questions people ask

  • Is Of Love and Shadows sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Of Love and Shadows scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Of Love and Shadows violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Does Of Love and Shadows end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Of Love and Shadows easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity44

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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