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Shadows in the Sun

2005 · 100 min

A gentle, sun-dappled tale of mentorship and romance, easy to watch and quietly uplifting.

Directed by
Brad Mirman
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Tagline
In life every man must find his own path.
Overview
An aspiring young writer tracks a literary titan suffering from writers block to his refuge in rural Italy and learns about life and love from the irascible genius and his daughters.

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Directed by
Brad Mirman
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • love
  • friendship
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Brad Mirman
Written by
Brad Mirman
Starring
Harvey Keitel, Joshua Jackson, Claire Forlani, Armando Pucci, Giancarlo Giannini, John Rhys-Davies, Ken Drury, Stomy Bugsy
Music
Mark Thomas
Cinematography
Maurizio Calvesi
Runtime
100 min
Country
France, Italy, United Kingdom
Languages
English, French, Italian

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