Shimmering Light (1978)
Directed by Don Chaffey
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
In this gentle drama, a young American man (Beau Bridges) forsakes his promising career working with his father (Lloyd Bridges), a powerful business magnate, in favor of becoming a professional beach bum in Australia. After the boy becomes a world renowned surfer, his dad turns up from the States and tries to reconcile with his estranged son, which must happen soon, as the father only has a few months left to live. This telemovie represented the second of two Australian productions that Beau Bridges did, after the extraordinary Adam's Woman in 1970.
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surfing, America, business, dropout, employment, estrangement, father, passion, perfection, prodigal-son, profession, reconciliation, sports, tycoon
