The Sun (Solntse)
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- Synopsis
- The events surrounding Japanese emperor Hirohito's August 1945 call for a complete cease fire among his troops serves as the subject of Alexander Sokurov's thought-provoking historical drama....
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- Starring
- Issey Ogata, Robert M. Dawson, Kaori Momoi, Shiro Sano, Shinmei Tsuji
- Director(s)
- Alexander Sokurov
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 110 min.
Critic Reviews
The result is not to make the emperor sympathetic so much as it is to tug at the mask of despotic glory. In the end, he is only a man.Read the full review
The movie is best understood not in banal docudrama terms but as an impressionistic portrait of a man who, stripped of power, is revealed as grotesquely human.Read the full review
This precision-controlled film once again highlights Alexander Sokurov's mastery of the medium. The third entry in his Men in Power series employs refined performances, a controlled script, excellent sound and fluid camerawork.Read the full review
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11/18/09 It must be difficult, after a lifetime of being revered as a god—someone your subjects would happily die for —to suddenly admit you're human after all. | New York Post - New York NY -
cinemadaily | “The Sun” Gets an Overdue NY Run
11/17/09 Yesterday, when Eugene Hernandez unveiled the new indieWIRE feature, criticWIRE, he announced that this week's highest rated new release was a little film that debuted at the 2005 Berlinale. | indieWIRE
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