Sunflower Critic Reviews

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70 =
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Variety | Derek ElleyAdd Critic to Favorites

With a commanding performance by Sun Haiying as the unbending, ornery father, and a glammed-down Joan Chen remarkable as the boy's devoted mom, pic serves up solid dramatic values instead of being yet another panorama of social and political changes in China during the late 20th century.Read the full review

The New York Times | Jeannette CatsoulisAdd Critic to Favorites

Like Douglas Sirk without the throw pillows, Sunflower is a shamelessly old-fashioned melodrama performed with such sincerity that resistance is futile.Read the full review

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