After working for three years on a novel, writer Martin Frost borrows the empty country house of his friends for a long-needed rest. No sooner does he arrive, however, than an idea for a new story inspires him to get back to work. When he wakes the following morning, eager to begin his new tale, Martin is shocked to find a strange young woman sleeping next to him in bed--the attractive, effervescent Claire. Presumably the niece of his hosts, Claire wittily overcomes Martin's initial resistance to her, and the two of them agree to share the country house, while promising to respect each other's space. Soon their attraction for each other takes over and they begin to fall in love. But, is Claire really the person she claims to be? As Martin nears the finish of his story, Claire falls deathly ill. Does this mysterious muse have an existence independent from Martin's story? Can the imaginary cross over into the real world, and, if so, what are the consequences?
How this relates to my radio play?:
- Genre: Love, Trust, betrayal and drama
-Content: This is similar as both hold a love story which then breaks because of trust and betrayal. Both Martin and Claire in this film have issues with trust as they are both strangers and fall in love instantly which is similar to Billy and Helena falling in love with the fact that one is German and one is a Jew.
The expression of writing and re telling a story is also similar to my play as Martin is writing his own book and there is a character in the film narrating in between scenes which is very similar to Billy and Helena writing diaries and letters and reading the Odyssey and Billy's narration.
-Transitions: In this film neither Martin or Claire narrate but its a character who you meet later on during the plot this however gave me influence to Billy's narration as between each scene the character narrates what the characters are thinking which relates to what Billy says in each scene.
-Characterisation: Martin is very similar to Billy because both are confused with what they are doing with their life, they are both dismissive about what is happening around them and can easily fall in love with their gentle and caring side. They both are men who love writing and books and who want to carry out an ambition of being writers. They also care deeply for the women they love even though there are issues in front of them such as; Helena being a Jew for Billy and Claire being a stranger and lying for Martin.
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