In the Shadow of the Stars
Appearance
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Cinematography | Michael Chin |
Distributed by | First Run Features |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
In the Shadow of the Stars is a 1991 American documentary film about the San Francisco Opera by the husband-and-wife team of Irving Saraf and Allie Light[2] as it depicts the lives of the various members of the chorus, rather than the big name stars.[3][4]
Operas featured in the film
[edit]- The Flying Dutchman (Richard Wagner)
- The Rake's Progress (Igor Stravinsky)
- Macbeth (Giuseppe Verdi)
- L'Africaine (Giacomo Meyerbeer)
- Il Trovatore (Verdi)
- La Boheme (Giacomo Puccini)
Accolades
[edit]The film which won the 1991 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Light and Saraf.[7][8]
Availability
[edit]It was released on DVD in 2005 with extra scenes and the Oscar acceptance speech by Saraf as bonus features.[9]
It is available for streaming.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Documentary Winners: 1992 Oscars
- ^ TV Guide
- ^ Review/Film; The Unsung of the Opera, Or, Voices of the Chorus - The New York Times
- ^ WorldCat.org
- ^ AllMovie
- ^ The Austin Chronicle
- ^ Barnes, Mike (2012-12-30). "Oscar-Winning Producer Irving Saraf Dies at 80". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ 1992|Oscars.org|Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ PopMatters
- ^ Amazon.com
External links
[edit]- In the Shadow of the Stars at Light-Saraf Films
- In the Shadow of the Stars at IMDb
- Trailer
Categories:
- 1991 films
- American documentary films
- Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners
- Documentary films about classical music and musicians
- Culture of San Francisco
- Films about opera
- 1991 documentary films
- 1990s English-language films
- 1990s American films
- English-language documentary films
- Music documentary film stubs