Deborah Kara Unger, Jennifer Ehle, Molly Parker
Although Sunshine was made by a Hungarian, István Szabó, and deals with the history of Hungary as refracted through three generations of a Jewish-Hungarian family, you might be more inclined to...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 8, 2001
Stats: 255 reviews
This 3-hour epic is probably one of the most powerful films I have ever seen. It tells the story of a Jewish family living in Hungary through three generations. Ralph Fiennes plays three characters in this film (Ignatz Sonnenschein, his son Adam Sors, and his grandson Ivan Sors) ...( read more)
Like most other Holocaust films, Sunshine could have suffered the innadequacies of focusing on the harrowing ordeals of it's main protagonists through the oppression of this era, however, this film proves as being a very different affair, an affair that works on many levels. Here...( read more)
Good show, and Hungary's first step to near-brilliance. Unfortunately it lags and its subtle nature kind of defuses the entertainment value - not that it doesn't make up for it with glee.
A stunningly interesting film starrring an outstanding Ralph Fiennes. He is perfect for the parts (yes plural) that he plays here and I cannot imagine anyone else in this role. In spite of it being a 3 hour film the first hour is far too fast-moving and for those who know nothi...( read more)
Una pelicula un tanto cuanto larga, que ya en la ultima hora se cae un poco y las cosas empiezan a dejar de 'suceder'. Algo altamente rescatable son todas y cada una de sus actuaciones; realmente convincentes y redondas. Creo que es de las cintas en las que he disfrutado sobreman...( read more)
In Short: Great-grandpa Sonnenschein established a family fortune when he created the Elixir of Sunshine, hoping that his son, grandson and further generations would carry on the family legacy ? but they have different ideas about how they want to spend their lives.
Recommend: Yes
In the footsteps of 'Schindler's list'.
Fiennes likes himself too much. Three times the same actor playing the same character three times over. No thanks.
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