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Sunshine (1999)
7.4
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 7,870 users
Metascore:
71/100
Reviews: 115 user | 66 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century. Director:István Szabó |
181 min - 
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Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.
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| Ralph Fiennes | ... |
Ignatz Sonnenschein
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Adam Sors
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Ivan Sors
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| Rosemary Harris | ... |
Valerie Sors
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| Rachel Weisz | ... |
Greta
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| Jennifer Ehle | ... |
Valerie Sonnenschein
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| Deborah Kara Unger | ... |
Maj. Carole Kovács
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| Molly Parker | ... |
Hannah Wippler
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| James Frain | ... |
Gustave Sonnenschein
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David de Keyser | ... |
Emmanuel Sonnenschein
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| John Neville | ... |
Gustave Sors
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| Miriam Margolyes | ... |
Rose Sonnenschein
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Rüdiger Vogler | ... |
Gen. Jakofalvy
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| Mark Strong | ... |
István Sors
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| Bill Paterson | ... |
Minister of Justice
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Trevor Peacock | ... |
Comrade Gen. Kope
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Hanns Zischler | ... |
Baron Margitta
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Storyline
The film follows a Jewish family living in Hungary through three generations, rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his government sanctions anti-Jewish persecutions. His son converts to Christianity to advance his career as a champion fencer and Olympic hero, but is caught up in the Holocaust. Finally, the grandson, after surviving war, revolution, loss and betrayal, realizes that his ultimate allegiance must be to himself and his heritage. Written by <gatsby@freemail.hu>
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En skæbnefortælling om tre generationer i kamp for at overleve. [Denmark] See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong sexuality, and for violence, language and nudity See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Hungarian Official Site (Intercom) | Metropolitan Filmexport | Add/edit official sites »Release Date:
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A napfény íze See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$84,869 (USA) (11 June 2000) (7 Screens)Gross:
$6,000,108 (USA) (8 October 2000)Company Credits
Production Co:
Alliance Atlantis Communications, Bavaria Film and Television Fund, Channel Four Films See more »
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Dolby DigitalAspect Ratio:
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Valerie: When your grandfather get in trouble with the Communists, I came back. You must try to find joy in your life.
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Written by A.V. Alexandrov, Iljuskin
Arranged by Frigyes Hidas, István Raics
Performed by Szabó Zsolt Orchestra and Choir
BM Szimfonikus Zenekar, Trikolore Kft See more »
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The venerable courtyard and house used as the Sonnenschein family home in the film is, in actuality, the house where director István Szabó grew up. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: When Ivan and Carole have a brief talk on the banks of the Danube near the bridge, we see evening traffic on the quay at the opposite side of the river, with a considerable amount of cars passing by, headlights on. There would not have been this amount of traffic in Budapest in the 1950s. See more »Quotes
Valerie: [talking to Ivan Sors] I left your grandfather once. I fell in love with another man. Your grandfather and I hadn't been getting along. He wasn't the sort of person I hoped he'd be. The other man was passionate, a wonderful lover. That is important, darling. He gave me an old medallion engraved with: "I love you."Valerie: When your grandfather get in trouble with the Communists, I came back. You must try to find joy in your life.
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Soundtracks
"Stalin Cantata"Written by A.V. Alexandrov, Iljuskin
Arranged by Frigyes Hidas, István Raics
Performed by Szabó Zsolt Orchestra and Choir
BM Szimfonikus Zenekar, Trikolore Kft See more »
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