Shadows in the Sun

Thursday night movie..

Shadows in the Sun ('Vengo a prenderti')

Jeremy Taylor (Joshua Jackson) is an aspiring writer from London who works in publishing. He has been sent off by his boss to find the reclusive writer Weldon Parish and convince him to write his first book in 20 years. Parish lives in a beautiful Italian village and uses his friends and a few whimsical tricks to try and get Jeremy to leave him alone. But Jeremy doesn't leave.. oh no! He stays and slowly makes friends with the irascible but charming Parish and his beautiful daughter and comes to realise that life isn't about business or being true to yourself, it's about being comfortable and loved and.. and..

To be honest, the plot doesn't really matter. Shadows in the Sun does for Italy what French Kiss and Chocolat did for France. The film is set in an idyllic rural version of Italy where everyone is a warm-hearted eccentric who speaks perfect English. This is the Italy of Sunday supplements, travel brochures and pasta sauce commercials. But some of it is there.. most of it is there.. between the hills of Tuscan landscape.. and I enjoyed it.. the little bit of Italy in my Australian night :) Mi mancaaa!!! Tanto, tanto, tanto!!! (a)