Shadows in the Sun
Jeremy is a writer working at a publishing house in London; in order to make a best-seller, his boss gave him a mission which consists of convincing Weldon Parish to write again after 20 years of retirement. Weldon lives in an Italian village since his retirement; however, Weldon with his very unsociable and aggressive behavior ferociously refuses to write again, and hates publishers.
Jeremy’s trip wasn’t very encouraging at first, but the presence of Father Moretti, Isabella, Weldon’s daughter and the “weakness” of Weldon in spite of his strong appearance did encourage him to fill his mission.
The Shadow dancers aka Shadows in the Sun is a quite nice drama with humor, poetry, enotions, psychology, … that leads to understanding what makes a great novelist write, highlights the factors of inspiration, writing for one’s fun and not for commercial purpose, the simple rural life against the Londoner routine; how a person is able to forget about everything and rebuild one’s life.
A funny musical scene has crossed the hero’s mind, exactly like in Dancer in the Dark, imagining the village making music and dancing, while they were living their everyday’s life.
My rate: 7/10
