Thursday, December 13, 2012

A Review of "At Home with Heather James" by Quent Cordair

I have just finished reading this short screenplay by Quent Cordair, a writer for whom my respect and sheer enjoyment have grown with every piece of his that I have read.

As a beginning writer of fiction myself,  I know what a difficult job it is to concretize a theme in a coherent plot.  As if that were not enough, Mr. Cordair has chosen a theme which has been treated often by Ayn Rand:  remaining true to  the values one wants in those one chooses as friends and a romantic partner.  Among Miss Rand's works the play "Ideal" and the novel The Fountainhead have clear examples of this theme.

I don't want to spoil the story by revealing the plot of  Mr.Cordair's screenplay. But I will say, as a hint and teaser, that "At Home" is an an apt title both in terms of its content and my reaction.  If you are a lover of life and of stories that reveal life not as it is, but as it should and could be, I believe that this screenplay will meet and exceed every expectation you have.

More, please, Mr. Cordair.  This is glorious food for the soul.

P.S.  Producers should take the hint.

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This blog is dedicated to the occcasional jotting down of my more extended essays. My profile will tell you that my areas of formal training are piano performance and philosophy. I have, therefore, the advantage of being an educated layman in economics history, painting, sales, business.

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