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Director:

Matt Bissonnette

Writer:

Matt Bissonnette (writer)

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Release Date:

6 April 2007 (Canada) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

A troubled young man's sudden return after a mysterious five-year disappearance reunites him with his wife and his best friend. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations more

User Comments:

What a pleasant surprise of a suburban summer story, spiced up as this family tale gets deeper and secrets reveal for the baking more (6 total)


Cast

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Lukas Haas ... Will Morrison

Molly Parker ... Maggie Claire

Adam Scott ... Daniel Bloom
R.H. Thomson ... Arthur Bloom

Wendy Crewson ... Mary Bloom
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Summer Babe (Canada: English title) (working title)
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Runtime:

Canada:94 min (DVD)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Québec) | Singapore:M18 | New Zealand:R16


Fun Stuff

Soundtrack:

DEATH OF AN HEIR OF SORROWS more


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What a pleasant surprise of a suburban summer story, spiced up as this family tale gets deeper and secrets reveal for the baking, 28 April 2009
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Author: Ruby Liang (ruby_fff) from sf, usa

I caught this movie on the Sundance Channel on cable one late afternoon. You might say "Who Loves the Sun" is a perfect leisurely pastime of a story, why ever not. You get to hang out with the trio: Lukas Haas is Will (returning after abruptly leaving everyone years ago), Molly Parker is Maggie (we learn she's very much part of the family Bloom), and Adam Scott is Daniel (is he friend or foe or fiancé), by the scenic Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Canada, captured in graphic compositions juxtaposed in vivid summer colors against sunshine and shadows. And supporting the trio are two more family members in the revealing mix: Wendy Crewson is Mom Mary Bloom, and R.H. Thomson is Dad Arthur Bloom. Writer-director Matt Bissonnette has delivered an ingenious unfolding of story-line and its various tentacle links - worry not, Haas may have a 'listless' face, but humor will come as Parker and Scott enter the circle of friends reunited, wry smiles will break and knowing delights stir. Dialogs may be terse or even nil, yet we'd get the flavor of what's cooking, bemused or wondering.

Yes, "Who Loves the Sun" can very well be categorized as a sleeper gem. The chemistry between all five principals sure gels and 'combusts', giving an energetic ensemble performance. After all, it's all in the family, and the film sure doesn't take itself too seriously.

Looks like the official site is still available at "wholovesthesun.com" and there are information on the soundtrack by Mac McCaughan (Portastatic with guitar tunes and strings) where score excerpts are being played, and behind the scenes production notes, interview with writer-director-producer Bissonnette on how the movie and concept came about, the casting and more. Have always appreciate Molly Parker since her spare yet mesmerizing performance in 1996 Lynne Stopkewich's 'Kissed', and she's married to Bissonnette, who "wrote the Maggie part for Molly."

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