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Shame

Play trailer Shame 1949,  1h 31m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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When a romantic fling with a nightclub pianist leaves her pregnant, a young woman faces a hard choice to keep her baby or give it up for adoption.
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Richard Brody The New Yorker Jun 13, 2016
A startling blend of compassion and invention. Go to Full Review
Ellie Lucas From the Front Row Oct 9, 2019
3.5/4
Yet unlike many similar films of the late 40s and 50s, which took a "there but for the grace of god go I" point of view toward societal issues, Lupino's films replaced pity with empathy, and she treated her characters with compassion rather than judgment. Go to Full Review
Lauren Humphries-Brooks Citizen Dame Sep 25, 2019
Not Wanted effectively exposes women's internalization of shame surrounding sex and motherhood-to Sally, the baby is a proof of her shame, a physical manifestation of her social rejection, and the rejection of a man who did not love her. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 22, 2005
3/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Apr 6, 2005
C
A well-intentioned candid melodrama about an unwed mother's plight. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Elmer Clifton

Director

Ida Lupino

Director

Sally Forrest

Sally Kelton

Keefe Brasselle

Drew Baxter

Leo Penn

Steve Ryan

Dorothy Adams

Mrs. Aggie Kelton

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Shame

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Movie Info

Synopsis When a romantic fling with a nightclub pianist leaves her pregnant, a young woman faces a hard choice to keep her baby or give it up for adoption.
Director
Elmer Clifton, Ida Lupino
Producer
Ida Lupino, Anson Bond
Screenwriter
Paul Jarrico, Ida Lupino
Production Co
Film Classics
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 18, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m
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