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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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Hannah Wippler
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Gustave Sonnenschein
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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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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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In a time of revolution, in a family torn by tradition, one man was consumed by love. 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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Valerie: For what?
Gustave: For marrying him instead of me.
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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
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Jennifer Ehle, who plays Young Valerie, is the daughter of Rosemary Harris, who plays Older Valerie. See more »Goofs
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
Gustave: I'll never forgive you, you know.Valerie: For what?
Gustave: For marrying him instead of me.
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"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
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This historical epic/family drama from the master of Hungarian cinema, Istvan Szabo (Mephisto, 1981; Being Julia, 2004) is a wonderful and memorable film that has been overlooked, underrated and sadly under-seen.
This is a moving and always engrossing drama about one Jewish-Hungarian family that rises and falls throughout the 20th century. Ralph Fiennes is outstanding as the grandfather, the father and the grandson. All three - complex and tragic characters, victims of their times, politics and wars. I think it was a brilliant idea to cast one actor as a face of three generations of one family. If ever anyone attempts to adapt Marquez's "One Hundreds Years of Solitude", that's how it should be done, IMO.
"Sunshine" is three hours long but never for a minute had I felt it was too long or it was losing its power. It is a serious, thought-provoking film which is also a superb work of art.
9.5/10