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Sunflower

Original title: I girasoli
  • 19701970
  • GG
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.9K
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Sunflower (1970)
  • Drama
  • War
An Italian woman conducts a desperate search for her husband, a soldier considered missing in action in Russia during WWII.An Italian woman conducts a desperate search for her husband, a soldier considered missing in action in Russia during WWII.An Italian woman conducts a desperate search for her husband, a soldier considered missing in action in Russia during WWII.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Vittorio De Sica
  • Writers
    • Tonino Guerra(story and screenplay)
    • Cesare Zavattini(story and screenplay)
    • Giorgi Mdivani(in collaboration with)
  • Stars
    • Sophia Loren
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Lyudmila Saveleva
Top credits
  • Director
    • Vittorio De Sica
  • Writers
    • Tonino Guerra(story and screenplay)
    • Cesare Zavattini(story and screenplay)
    • Giorgi Mdivani(in collaboration with)
  • Stars
    • Sophia Loren
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Lyudmila Saveleva
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in Sunflower (1970)
    Sophia Loren in Sunflower (1970)
    Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in Sunflower (1970)
    Sophia Loren in Sunflower (1970)
    Sunflower (1970)
    Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in Sunflower (1970)
    Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in Sunflower (1970)
    Sophia Loren in Sunflower (1970)
    Sophia Loren in Sunflower (1970)
    Marcello Mastroianni in Sunflower (1970)
    Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in Sunflower (1970)
    Marcello Mastroianni in Sunflower (1970)

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    Sophia Loren
    Sophia Loren
    • Giovannaas Giovanna
    Marcello Mastroianni
    Marcello Mastroianni
    • Antonioas Antonio
    Lyudmila Saveleva
    Lyudmila Saveleva
    • Masciaas Mascia
    • (as Ljudmila Saveljeva)
    Galina Andreeva
    • Valentina Ivanovna - the Soviet officialas Valentina Ivanovna - the Soviet official
    Anna Carena
    Anna Carena
    • La madre di Antonioas La madre di Antonio
    Nadya Serednichenko
    • La contadina russaas La contadina russa
    • (as Nadja Cerednicenko)
    Germano Longo
    Germano Longo
    • Ettoreas Ettore
    Glauco Onorato
    Glauco Onorato
    • Il reduceas Il reduce
    Silvano Tranquilli
    Silvano Tranquilli
    • L'operaio italianoas L'operaio italiano
    Marisa Traversi
    Marisa Traversi
    • La donna alla stazioneas La donna alla stazione
    Gunars Cilinskis
    Gunars Cilinskis
    • Il funzionario russoas Il funzionario russo
    • (as Gunnar Zilinskij)
    Giorgio Basso
    Gianni Bortolotto
    Umberto Di Grazia
    Giuliano Girardi
    Dino Peretti
    Pippo Starnazza
    • Man of Enquiry Officeas Man of Enquiry Office
    Carlo Ponti Jr.
    • Giovanna's Babyas Giovanna's Baby
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Vittorio De Sica
    • Writers
      • Tonino Guerra(story and screenplay)
      • Cesare Zavattini(story and screenplay)
      • Giorgi Mdivani(in collaboration with)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The child of Giovanna (Sophia Loren) in this film was actually Loren's from her partnership with producer Carlo Ponti.
    • Goofs
      Mascia tells Giovanna that when she found Antonio, he was hurt so badly that he had forgotten everything, including his own name. If that's true, then how did Mascia know his name was Antonio?
    • Quotes

      Giovanna: Why are you ashamed to admit you're Italian?

    • Connections
      Edited into Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)

    User reviews35

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    Top review
    a delicate poem
    meeting between two great actors and an impressive director. images from Italy and picture of Russia in the air of Cold War.a basic story about a couple, a war and a choice. a travel and the form of truth. beautiful music and force of unspoken words. that is all. or only gentle performance of Ludmila Savelieva. a great film. not for cast or dramatic slices, for the force of emotions or for the sunflower as vegetable testimonies about a tragedy. but only for its virtue to be a seed. a seed of questions and answers. an exercise of empathy. a sad love story in which love is more than feeling. a poem but just a very special poem. mixture of pure joy, shadows of war, a miracle and a search, it is homage to a sacrifice generation and reflection of deep need of sense in a chaotic world. nothing pink, nothing cold. only picture of a man, a young Russian woman who speaks Italian, a charming Sophia Loren and same Mastroianni. but the essence is possession of public.
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    • Vincentiu
    • Aug 15, 2012

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 1970 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
      • Soviet Union
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Sonnenblumen
    • Filming locations
      • Moscow, Russia
    • Production companies
      • Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
      • Les Films Concordia
      • Mosfilm
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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