- Sunshine (1999 film)
Infobox Film
name = Sunshine
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caption = Theatrical poster for "Sunshine"
director =István Szabó
producer =András Hámori
writer = István SzabóIsrael Horovitz
narrator =
starring =Ralph Fiennes Rosemary Harris Rachel Weisz Jennifer Ehle Deborah Kara Unger Molly Parker James Frain
music =Maurice Jarre
cinematography = Lajos Koltai
editing = Michel Arcand
Dominique Fortin
distributor =
released =December 17 ,1999 (Canada)
runtime = 181 min
country =Germany
Austria
Canada
Hungary
language = English
French
budget =
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imdb_id = 0145503"Sunshine" is an award-winning 1999
historical film directed, written and produced byIstván Szabó . It follows three generations of aJewish family (originally called "Sonnenschein " but later changed to "Sors") during the changes inHungary from the beginning of the 20th century to the period after the1956 Hungarian Revolution . The central male protagonist of all three generations is portrayed byRalph Fiennes . The film also stars the real-life mother and daughter team ofRosemary Harris andJennifer Ehle as well asRachel Weisz and John Neville.Although fictional, the film weaves events drawn from several real sources into the story. One of Fiennes's three roles is based at least partly on Hungarian Olympian
Attila Petschauer , but also includes allusions to the early life ofGeorge Soros (orig. Schwartz),Miksa Fenyő and other famous Hungarians of Jewish origin who suffered from anti-Semitism and the persecution of Jews in WWII Hungary.Fact|date=May 2007The film was an
international co-production between companies fromGermany ,Austria ,Hungary andCanada . It won theGenie Award for Best Canadian Film .Awards and nominations
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European Film Awards :
**Best Actor (Ralph Fiennes , winner)
**Best Cinematographer (Lajos Koltai , winner)
**Best Film (nominee)
**Best Screenwriter (Israel Horovitz andIstván Szabó , winner)
*Genie Awards :
**Best Actor (Ralph Fiennes, nominee)
**Best Actress (Jennifer Ehle , nominee)
**Best Actress (Rosemary Harris , nominee)
**Best Art Direction & Production Design (Attila Kovács , nominee)
**Best Costume Design (Györgyi Szakács , nominee)
**Best Director (István Szabó, nominee)
**Best Film (winner)
**Best Music Score (Maurice Jarre , nominee)
**Best Overall Sound (winner)
**Best Sound Editing (winner)
**Best Supporting Actor (James Frain , nominee)
**Best Supporting Actor (William Hurt , nominee)
**Best Supporting Actress (Deborah Kara Unger , nominee)
**Best Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz , nominee)
*Golden Globe Awards :
**Best Director (István Szabó, nominee)
**Best Picture - Drama (nominee)
**Best Original Score (Maurice Jarre, nominee)
*Satellite Awards :
**Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Drama (Jennifer Ehle, winner)
**Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Drama (Rosemary Harris, winner)ee also
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