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Sunshine is a 1999 drama film directed by István Szabó, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Israel Horovitz. The production features a cast including Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, and Jennifer Ehle. Maurice Jarre composed the score, while Lajos Koltai served as director of photography and Michel Arcand as film editor. Robert Lantos produced the film, which was released by Alliance Atlantis. The movie is set in Austria and Hungary during the 20th century, covering World War I, World War II, and the Holocaust.
The narrative follows the fate of a Hungarian Jewish family. The film was filmed in Budapest and originates from Austria, Germany, Hungary, and Canada. It has a runtime of 181 minutes. Sunshine received nominations for European Film Awards for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Screenwriter, and Best Cinematographer. It won the European Film Awards for Best Actor, Best Screenwriter, and Best Cinematographer, as well as a National Board of Review Top Ten Films award. The film holds a review score of 74% and a rating of 7.4.
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6.4The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
Cast
- Ralph Fiennes as Ignatz / Adam / Ivan Sors
- Rosemary Harris as Valerie Sors
- Rachel Weisz as Greta
- Jennifer Ehle as Valerie Sonnenschein
- Deborah Kara Unger as Carole Kovacs
- William Hurt as Andor Knorr
Themes
- holocaust (shoah)
- fencing
- world war ii
- jewish life
- austria-hungary
- cousin relationship
- jewish family
- 19th century
- 1900s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- German
- Main subject
- social exclusion
- Director
- István Szabó
- Screenwriter
- Israel Horovitz
- Cast member
- Israel Horovitz
- Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Cinematographer
- Lajos Koltai
- Narrative location
- Hungary
- Filming location
- Budapest
- Duration
- 173
- FilmAffinity ID
- 168266
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2000-01-27
- title
- A napfény íze
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
- set in period
- The Holocaust
- review score
- 71/100
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