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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   6,164 votes
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Director:

István Szabó

Writers (WGA):

István Szabó (story)
István Szabó (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 December 1999 (Canada) more

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance | War more

Tagline:

In a time of revolution, in a family torn by tradition, one man was consumed by love. more

Plot:

The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(6 articles)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ralph Fiennes ... Ignatz Sonnenschein / Adam Sors / Ivan Sors

Rosemary Harris ... Valerie Sors

Rachel Weisz ... Greta

Jennifer Ehle ... Valerie Sonnenschein

Deborah Kara Unger ... Maj. Carole Kovacs

Molly Parker ... Hannah Wippler

James Frain ... Gustave Sonnenschein
David de Keyser ... Emmanuel Sonnenschein
John Neville ... Gustave Sors

Miriam Margolyes ... Rose Sonnenschein
Rüdiger Vogler ... Gen. Jakofalvy

Mark Strong ... Istvan Sors
Bill Paterson ... Minister of Justice
Trevor Peacock ... Comrade Gen. Kope
Hanns Zischler ... Baron Margitta
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

A napfény íze (Hungary)
Sunshine - Ein Hauch von Sonnenschein (Germany)
The Taste of Sunshine (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, and for violence, language and nudity.

Runtime:

181 min

Language:

English | French

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

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. 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. more

Quotes:

Valerie Sors: My darling, you are not in prison. They are. more

Movie Connections:

References Citizen Kane (1941) more

Soundtrack:

Lesz, lesz, lesz... more


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26 out of 32 people found the following comment useful.
Holocaust Fatigue?, 8 February 2005
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Author: (normangelman@verizon.net) from Washington, D.C.

Schindler's List was apparently enough for most film goers. "Sunshine," superior to "Schindler" in many respects, got fewer accolades and much less attention. Why do I think "Sunshine" is superior to "Schindler?" Primarily because it tells the story of the Holocaust through the lens of a single family whose pre-Holocaust history gives a dimension and depth to the tragedy of that family that "Schlinder" is incapable of providing because of its quite different narrative strategy and focus. To be sure, "Schindler's" narrative sweep affords a greater sense than "Sunshine" of the scope of the slaughter. But "Sunshine" stands in relation to "Schindler" as a novel stands to a work of history. One brings the insights offered by individual tragedies, the other brings more of a societal perspective. The best "Holocaust" film, however, remains in this viewer's opinion, "The Pawnbroker" with Rod Stieger, which had an even narrower focus than "Sunshine" and brought the horror of the Holocaust to life by exploring the emotional desolation/death suffered by a single survivor. A truly great film.

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