Shadows and Lies

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Shadows and Lies | image = Shadows and Lies FilmPoster.jpeg | alt =  | caption = Film poster | native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Sombras y mentiras}} | director = Jay Anania | producer = Piers Richardson<br>Sophia Lin | writer = Jay Anania | starring = James Franco<br>Julianne Nicholson<br>Josh Lucas | music = John Medeski | cinematography = Daniel Vecchione | editing = Jay Anania | studio = | distributor = Millennium Entertainment | released = {{Film date|2010|4|25|Tribeca|df=y}} | runtime = 100 minutos | country = | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Shadows and Lies''''' ({{langx|es|'''Sombras y mentiras'''}}, also known as '''''In Praise of Shadows''''' and '''''William Vincent''''') is a 2010 romantic drama film starring James Franco and Julianne Nicholson.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Villareal |first=Roberto |date=March 28, 2014 |title=CINE EN CASA |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1510769027 |access-date=2025-06-20 |work=El Norte |id={{ProQuest|1510769027}} |language=es }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=April 30, 2011 |title=Indie film biz heats up |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/markets-festivals/indie-film-biz-heats-up-1118036174/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |work=Variety}}</ref> Directed by Jay Anania, filming took place in New York City, New York. The film had a release at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2010.

==Plot== William Vincent (James Franco) returns to New York after four years in exile to save the girl (Julianne Nicholson) he loves from the same dangerous crime syndicate that brought them together.

==Cast== *James Franco as William Vincent *Julianne Nicholson as Ann *Josh Lucas as Boss *Martin Donovan as Victor *Emily Tremaine as Cindy

== Reception == {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|0||5}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Shadows and Lies|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shadows_and_lies |access-date=June 22, 2025|work=Rotten Tomatoes|date=}}</ref>

Writing to ''The Hollywood Reporter'', Frank Scheck said that "this dour, molasses-paced neo-noir, about a mysterious figure who becomes embroiled with a nasty criminal and his cohorts, sacrifices coherence and credibility for pretentious stylization."<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title= William Vincent — Film Review|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/william-vincent-film-review-29533/|access-date=June 22, 2025|work= The Hollywood Reporter|date=}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|1453403|Shadows & Lies}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|shadows_and_lies}}

Category:Films shot in New York (state) Category:Films shot in New York City Category:2010 crime drama films Category:2010 films Category:American crime drama films Category:2010 English-language films Category:2010 American films Category:English-language crime drama films