In the Shadow of the Stars

In the Shadow of the Stars
Directed by	Allie Light Irving Saraf
Produced by	Allie Light Irving Saraf[1]
Cinematography	Michael Chin
Distributed by	First Run Features
Release date	August 14, 1991 (1991-08-14)
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

• 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)

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Accolades

The film which won the 1991 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Light and Saraf.^[7][8]

Availability

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

1. Documentary Winners: 1992 Oscars
2. TV Guide
3. Review/Film; The Unsung of the Opera, Or, Voices of the Chorus - The New York Times
4. WorldCat.org
5. AllMovie
6. The Austin Chronicle
7. Barnes, Mike (2012-12-30). "Oscar-Winning Producer Irving Saraf Dies at 80". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
8. 1992|Oscars.org|Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
9. PopMatters
10. Amazon.com

External links

• In the Shadow of the Stars at Light-Saraf Films
• In the Shadow of the Stars at IMDb
• Trailer