Shadows in the Sun (2009 film): Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
==Production== |
==Production== |
||
Set in the coastal region of north [[Norfolk]] the film saw the return of Jean Simmons <ref> The Guardian July 2008 [http://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/jul/18/2 the return of jean simmons]</ref> to the screen after a decade away. <ref> filmclub.org the hide and shadows in the sun [http://www.filmclub.org/discover-more/details/230/the-hide-and-shadows-in-the-sun] </ref> It was her last film. The film is set in the 1960s and made use of locations at [[Walsingham]], [[Holkham]] and [[Brancaster]].<ref> literarynorfolk.co.uk [http://www.literarynorfolk.co.uk/Norfolk%20Film%20Locations.htm]</ref> |
Set in the coastal region of north [[Norfolk]] the film saw the return of Jean Simmons <ref> The Guardian July 2008 [http://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/jul/18/2 the return of jean simmons]</ref> to the screen after a decade away. <ref> filmclub.org the hide and shadows in the sun [http://www.filmclub.org/discover-more/details/230/the-hide-and-shadows-in-the-sun] </ref> It was her last film. The film is set in the 1960s and made use of locations at [[Walsingham]], [[Holkham]] and [[Brancaster]].<ref> literarynorfolk.co.uk [http://www.literarynorfolk.co.uk/Norfolk%20Film%20Locations.htm]</ref> |
||
Poetry extracts heard in the film include ''[[The Rubaiyet 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 == |
== References == |
||
Revision as of 10:21, 11 August 2014
| Shadows in the Sun | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | David Rocksavage |
| Written by | David Rocksavage |
| Screenplay by | Margaret Glover, David Rocksavage |
| Produced by | Nick O'Hagan |
| Starring | Jean Simmons James Wilby Ophelia Lovibond Jamie Dornan |
| Music by | Richard Chester |
Release date |
|
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 Rubaiyet 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
External links
- Shadows in the Sun at IMDb
- film4 shadows in the sun reviews
- primefocusgroup shadows sun giant films shadows sun giant films
