| Sunshine | | Cast : | Ralph Fiennes | | Director : | István Szabó | | Studio : | Paramount Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | January 01, 1999 | | DVD Released Date : | May 08, 2001 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), English (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 03, 2005 | | Summary | ****4 STARS**** | Content
 | Interesting film which spans 3 generations each of which has Ralph Fiennes playing the male lead. A must see movie for any Ralph Fiennes fan. Not as good as 'Spider' but then again not a bad as 'Maid in Manhattan'. Would recommend renting before buying since it is 3 hrs long and has some occasional slow spells.
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| Rating | | | Date | June 01, 2005 | | Summary | 5 Stars - a masterpiece | Content
| An epic story that could have used a better title. I had heard nothing about this picture when I rented it (or at least don't remember hearing anything). Excellent settings and scenery. Superb character development. Although seeing Ralph Fiennes keep being reincarnated from generation to generation gets somewhat tedious. He does a very good acting job with it none the less. This was an amazing story of several generations of one Jewish family in Hungary. I would compare it to The Pianist or Dr. Zhivago. A five star movie that should have been promoted more. The title was inappropriate no matter how fitting it was to the family name or the theme. I only wish producers would weigh a title more before following thru with it. The family name's actual spelling would have fit it better. Or, something else. I must see movie worth owning. Sometimes the lust and power get to be a little much but I wouldn't hold it against this masterpiece. I do agree that this movie could have made as two or three seperate movies. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 22, 2005 | | Summary | SUNSHINE LIGHTS UP THE SCREEN | Content
| A brilliant film with exceptional performances by all, this isn't just the story of Hungarian Jews, but of Jews throughout Europe, especially Germany etc. Assimillation and it's dangers provide the core theme of the film for attempting to give up one's identity never provided these Jews with the safety net they had hoped for. Jew, or converted Jew to Christianity, or a Jew married to a Christian gave no safe harbor for anyone with Jewish association or blood when the time came for the barricades to go up. Honor, heroism, deep roots in a country's history, national acclaim etc, none of these things saved the few arrogant and many naive and frightened--all innocents--from the torments of the Holocaust and Communist oppression.
Some of the scenes are not fit for children, not even with an adult with them. (And I mean the scenes of violence, not sex scenes of which there are some and of which some critic here said, "I was absolutely disgusted by the unnecessary, filthy, and disgusting sex scenes, which, to me, seemed like pornography.". None if it is pornographic. Let's face it, even Jews like sex :). I've watched this film twice and just got rid of my VHS version and bought the Letterboxed DVD. Can't wait to watch that one! |
| Rating | | | Date | September 19, 2004 | | Summary | The goal is to prevail ! | Content
| The civilization does not suppress the barbarousness ; it improves it . This bitter thought of Voltaire is extraordinary appropriate for this film .
Once more Szabo shows all his over gifted powers in this genuine expression of the exquisite cinema art in this epic drama around a Budapest family struggled to survive the antiSemitIsm that permeates the successive generations . Magnificent job of recreating the details of the Ancient Austrian Hungarian Empire , nazi and Communist in Hungary .
Ralph Fiennes shows us once more why he is on of the best world actors in the world . he plays three different roles - father , son and grand son in that family .
This story has been told too many times before but you know what it happens when a genius finds a material ; he transforms it giving amazing results.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 03, 2004 | | Summary | What a fantastic movie! | Content
| This movie is a must-see!
It is a relativly long movie but you won't feel the length since it is very amusing and it absorbs all your attention that you barely notice the passage of time. |
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