The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
Director:
István Szabó
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| 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 Kovács | |
| Molly Parker | ... | Hannah Wippler | |
| James Frain | ... | Gustave Sonnenschein | |
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David de Keyser | ... | Emmanuel Sonnenschein |
| John Neville | ... | Gustave Sors | |
| Miriam Margolyes | ... | Rose Sonnenschein | |
| Rüdiger Vogler | ... | Gen. Jakofalvy | |
| Mark Strong | ... | István Sors | |
| Bill Paterson | ... | Minister of Justice | |
| Trevor Peacock | ... | Comrade Gen. Kope | |
| Hanns Zischler | ... | 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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In a time of revolution, in a family torn by tradition, one man was consumed by love. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Release Date:
14 July 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Taste of Sunshine See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$84,869, 11 June 2000, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$5,095,981, 4 February 2001Company Credits
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Alliance Atlantis Communications,Bavaria Film and Television Fund,Channel Four Films See more »
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Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin (as Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchestra Berlin)
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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 »Quotes
Ivan Sors: For the first time in my life, I walked down the street without feeling like I was in hiding. My great grandfather Emmanuel must have been the last Sonnenschein to feel like this. I knew the only way to find meaning in my life, my only chance in life, would be to account for it. My grandmother's words return to me; "Try to photograph what's beautiful in life." By the time I finish this story, the third tragic misadventure of the 20th century was over. After the monarchy and fascist rule, the ...See more »
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Featured in At the Movies: Gone in Sixty Seconds/Groove/Sunshine/Love's Labour's Lost/Grass (2000) See more »Soundtracks
Egmont: Overture - Opus 84Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Schindler's List was apparently enough for most film goers. "Sunshine," superior to "Schindler" in many respects, got fewer accolades and much less attention. Why do I think "Sunshine" is superior to "Schindler?" Primarily because it tells the story of the Holocaust through the lens of a single family whose pre-Holocaust history gives a dimension and depth to the tragedy of that family that "Schlinder" is incapable of providing because of its quite different narrative strategy and focus. To be sure, "Schindler's" narrative sweep affords a greater sense than "Sunshine" of the scope of the slaughter. But "Sunshine" stands in relation to "Schindler" as a novel stands to a work of history. One brings the insights offered by individual tragedies, the other brings more of a societal perspective. The best "Holocaust" film, however, remains in this viewer's opinion, "The Pawnbroker" with Rod Stieger, which had an even narrower focus than "Sunshine" and brought the horror of the Holocaust to life by exploring the emotional desolation/death suffered by a single survivor. A truly great film.