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Sunshine (1999) 7.3
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Metascore: 71/100
Reviews: 117 user | 65 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century. Director:István Szabó |
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Ignatz Sonnenschein /
Adam Sors /
Ivan Sors
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Valerie Sors
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Valerie Sonnenschein
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Maj. Carole Kovács
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Hannah Wippler
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Gustave Sonnenschein
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David de Keyser | ... |
Emmanuel Sonnenschein
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Gustave Sors
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Rose Sonnenschein
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Rüdiger Vogler | ... |
Gen. Jakofalvy
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István Sors
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Minister of Justice
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Comrade Gen. Kope
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Baron Margitta
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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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Release Date:
17 December 1999 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
The Taste of Sunshine See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$84,869 (USA) (9 June 2000)Gross:
$5,095,981 (USA) (2 February 2001)Company Credits
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Alliance Atlantis Communications, Bavaria Film and Television Fund, Channel Four Films See more »
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Written by Johann Strauß Sr.
Performed by Budapest Concert Orchestra
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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
When Adam Sors returns to Budapest after the 1936 Olympics, there is a brief shot of the train station in Budapest showing several Bzmot type trains that were first put in use in 1977. See more »Soundtracks
"Radetzky Marsch"Written by Johann Strauß Sr.
Performed by Budapest Concert Orchestra
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Can't believe this movie isn't more widely known. An epic drama that covers 5 generations of one family and ultimately delivers a powerful message about the true "recipe" for sunshine in life, and the importance of standing up for who and what you are.