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MONEY
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Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Shadows in the Sun
"In life every man must find his own path."
2005 1h 40m EN
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6.2
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★6.2TMDB · 77
DramaComedyRomance
Synopsis
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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.
“In life every man must find his own path.”
Cast
Harvey Keitel
Weldon Parish
Joshua Jackson
Jeremy Taylor
Claire Forlani
Isabella Parish
Armando Pucci
Gustavo
Giancarlo Giannini
Father Moretti
John Rhys-Davies
Mr. Andrew Benton
Ken Drury
McBain
Stomy Bugsy
Emanuele
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Brad Mirman
- Writers
- Brad Mirman
- Languages
- English, French, Italian
- Countries
- France, Italy, United Kingdom
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ERA
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Released 21 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, United Kingdom.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Brad Mirman, shot by Maurizio Calvesi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Mark Thomas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Eddie Hamilton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Harvey Keitel and Joshua Jackson and Claire Forlani carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Brad Mirman directs. Maurizio Calvesi behind the camera. Mark Thomas scores. Eddie Hamilton cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, Italy, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, French, Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 21 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.
- 4International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, United Kingdom.
- 5Directed by Brad Mirman, shot by Maurizio Calvesi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Mark Thomas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Eddie Hamilton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Harvey Keitel and Joshua Jackson and Claire Forlani carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "In life every man must find his own path.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt0376181 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Maurizio Calvesi
- Original score
- Mark Thomas
- Editing
- Eddie Hamilton
- Production design
- Marco Furbatto
- Costume design
- Claudia Tenaglia
- Makeup / hair
- Massimo Gattabrusi
- Sound
- Steve Single
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Box office
- $35,443
- Return
- 0% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Brad Mirman
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Production companies
Who made it
- MO
Movieweb S.p.a.
- ST
Studio Eight Productions
GB
Backup Media
FR
- FI
Fierce Entertainment
Key crew
- Executive ProducerCharles Bloye
- Executive ProducerClare Bourke-Jones
- ProducerJamie Brown
- ProducerGary Howsam
- ProducerBrad Mirman
- ProducerMassimo Pacilio
- Executive ProducerChristopher Petzel
- ProducerUmberto Sambuco
- ProducerLewin Webb
- EditorEddie Hamilton
- CastingDean E. Fronk
- CastingDan Hubbard
- CastingDonald Paul Pemrick
- CastingShaila Rubin
- Production DesignMarco Furbatto
- Production DesignMaurizia Narducci
- Production DesignLara Pacilio
- Set DecorationHelena Calvarese
- Costume DesignClaudia Tenaglia
- Special Effects CoordinatorRenato Agostini
- Visual Effects ProducerLouise Hussey
- Assistant Costume DesignerLudovica Amati
- Assistant Costume DesignerValentina Ficarra
- Costume SupervisorDulcie Scott
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- london, england
- isolation
- loss of loved one
- italy
- author
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2005-05-12NR
Also known as
International titles
- Liebe lieber italienischDE
- Unter dem Himmel der Toskana: Shadows in the SunDE
