Sunflower
1970 · Movie · G · 109 min · ★ 7.5 · 83% critics
After World War II, a woman refuses to accept that her husband is gone after disappearing on the Russian front. As memories of their brief romance and marriage surface, she sets out on a determined journey across Russia to search for answers.
Also known as The Sunflower
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Details
- Original title
- I girasoli
- Years
- 1970
- Release date
- 1970-03-14
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (177 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy sweeping, emotional wartime romances with a mournful, old-school style, especially if Two Women or Marriage Italian Style worked for you; Not for you if slow, tearful dramas test your patience.
Pros: emotionally powerful romance; strong lead performances; haunting music | Cons: very slow pacing; heavy melodrama; story can strain belief
Themes
- new love
- world war ii
- honeymoon
- love letter
- soldier
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1971 · nominated
Cast & crew
Sophia Loren
as Giovanna
Marcello Mastroianni
as Antonio
Ludmila Savelyeva
as Mascia
Galina Andreeva
as Valentina
Anna Carena
as Madre Antonio
Germano Longo
as Ettore
Glauco Onorato
as Il reduce
Silvano Tranquilli
as L'operaio italiano
Marisa Traversi
as Donna stazione
Gunārs Cilinskis
as Funzionario russo
Directed by Vittorio De Sica