Sunflower
A woman born for love. A man born to love her. A timeless moment in a world gone mad.
Rating: 7.5 out of 10TMDB(185 votes)
Overview
After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. Flashbacks reveal their brief courtship and marriage. Years later, she travels to Russia with his photo, determined to find him. What will she discover?
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Score (1971)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Russia
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Setting
Set in Italy
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Music
Music by Henry Mancini
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Tonino GuerraScreenplay, Story
- Cesare ZavattiniScreenplay, Story
- Giorgi MdivaniScreenplay
- Original title
- I girasoli
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 14, 1970
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy, Soviet Union, United States of America, France
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Cast
Sophia LorenGiovanna
Marcello MastroianniAntonio
Ludmila SavelyevaMascia
Galina AndreevaValentina- Anna CarenaMadre Antonio
Germano LongoEttore
Glauco OnoratoIl reduce
Silvano TranquilliL'operaio italiano
Marisa TraversiDonna stazione
Gunārs CilinskisFunzionario russo- Giorgio Basso
- Gianni BortolottoItalian official
Umberto Di Grazia- Giuliano Girardi
- Dino Peretti
Pippo Starnazza- Oleg FyodorovYoung Russian worker (uncredited)
Alla BudnitskayaUncredited
Nadezhda CherednichenkoContadina russa (as Nadja Cerednicenko)
Pyotr Kolbasin
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