Shadows in the Sun (2009 film)
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| Directed by | David Rocksavage |
| Produced by | Nick O'Hagan |
| Written by | David Rocksavage |
| Screenplay by | Margaret Glover, David Rocksavage |
| Starring |
Jean Simmons James Wilby Ophelia Lovibond Jamie Dornan |
| Music by | Richard Chester |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Shadows in the Sun is a 2009 British independent film, directed by David Rocksavage, and stars James Wilby, Jean Simmons, Jamie Dornan and Ophelia Lovibond. [1]
Plot
A mysterious stranger brings together a family that has lost its way.
Hannah (Jean Simmons) is suffering from a chronic illness, smoking cannabis for respite, and has formed an unlikely friendship with a much younger man, Joe (Jamie Dornan).[2]She lives perfectly happy with her poetry, garden and friend Joe but when Hanna’s son Robert (James Wilby) arrives with his teenage daughter Kate (Ophelia Lovibond) and younger son, Sam (Toby Marlow), he is discomfited by his mother’s arrangements.[3]
Production
Set in the coastal region of north Norfolk the film saw the return of Jean Simmons [4] to the screen after a decade away. [5] It was her last film. The film is set in the 1960s and made use of locations at Walsingham, Holkham and Brancaster.[6]
Poetry extracts heard in the film include The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam from a translation by Edward FitzGerald, 'The Character of a Happy Life by Henry Wotton, W.B. Yeats, When You Are Old, and Variations by Conrad Aiken.
References
- ↑ The Guardian, July 7 2009 guardian review
- ↑ indielondon.co.uk
- ↑ Artificial eye.com ART484DVD
- ↑ The Guardian July 2008 the return of jean simmons
- ↑ filmclub.org the hide and shadows in the sun
- ↑ literarynorfolk.co.uk
External links
- Shadows in the Sun at the Internet Movie Database
- film4 shadows in the sun reviews
- primefocusgroup shadows sun giant films shadows sun giant films