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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   6,190 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
István Szabó (story)
István Szabó (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
17 December 1999 (Canada) more
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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
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Significant, powerful, and brilliantly/beautifully executed more (112 total)

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
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Jennifer Ehle, who plays Young Valerie, is the daughter of Rosemary Harris, who plays Older Valerie. 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: I have seen the collapse of government after government, and they all think they can last a thousand years. Each new one always declares the last one criminal and corrupt, and always promises a future of justice and freedom. more
Movie Connections:
References Citizen Kane (1941) more
Soundtrack:
Fantasia for Piano 4 Hands in F minor more

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15 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Significant, powerful, and brilliantly/beautifully executed, 27 August 2000

One of the best films I've seen in many years. Long by current standards, but my interest/involvement never lagged for a moment. It works on many levels, all of which examine and ultimately show the futility of assimilation, given how unstable and unreliable is any governmental structure with which one attempts to identify. Effort to assimilate across generations in Hungary becomes increasingly demanding as the lived world becomes ever more dehumanizing and brutal. Fiennes has never been better in cross-generational roles, and others excellent as well. But a woman is the censor and conscience across time.

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