| Your keyword phrase | Possible real film | |---------------------|--------------------| | Laura + 1979 + French | (likely non-existent) | | 1979 French erotic drama | Les Sœurs Brontë (1979, not Laura) | | French film with “summer” | Le milieu du monde (1974), Un été 42 (1971, US) |
The story explores the complex dynamics between the three characters. After Paul suffers a tragic accident that leaves him blind, he attempts to continue his artistic work. Laura assists him in completing a sculpture, allowing him to use his sense of touch to guide his artistic process. The film focuses on the emotional connections and the artistic inspiration Paul draws from his surroundings and his past.
Through a series of voyeuristic sequences, bathing scenes, and sun-drenched afternoons, Paul sketches and sculpts Laura while grappling with his own artistic obsession. A subplot involves a younger boy, Michele, who experiences his own innocent infatuation. The "shadows" of the title refer both to the literal play of light and the darker undertones of desire, jealousy, and the inevitable end of summer—and childhood.