Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
2025 · 53m · N/A
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Directed by
Thierry Guedj
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Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
Overview
The artistic career of American actress Mia Farrow has been that of a passionate and committed woman who became the embodiment of a special kind of femininity, halfway between innocence and madness.
Director and cast
- Thierry Guedj Director
- Elsa Lepoivre as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Léonie Simaga as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Mia Farrow as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- Woody Allen as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- Claude Chabrol as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- André Previn as Self - Composer (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra as Self - Singer (archive footage)
- Roman Polanski as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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