Sunflower

1970 [ITALIAN]

Drama / War

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 89% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 89% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 5018 5K

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Plot summary

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?

Director

Vittorio De Sica Photo
Vittorio De Sica

Top cast

Sophia Loren Photo
Sophia Loren as Giovanna
Umberto Di Grazia Photo
Umberto Di Grazia
Anna Carena Photo
Anna Carena as La madre di Antonio
Marcello Mastroianni Photo
Marcello Mastroianni as Antonio
720p.BluRay
985.73 MB
1280*678
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by maestro7PL 8 / 10

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Italian Style

I just finished watching the stunning Blu Ray of the original Italian English-subtitled version of this film--the best version available. I do not understand all the naysayers reviewing this film. If you are a fan of Loren and Mastroianni, if you are a fan of DeSica, if you enjoy a good old-fashioned melodrama that will tear at your heart, you MUST see this film! To dismiss this film as Soviet propaganda, or as unrealistic, is like criticizing "The Little Mermaid" for having a singing mermaid and talking fish. It utterly misses the point. This movie contains one of the very best, if not THE best Sophia Loren performance on film. Henri Mancini's score is unforgettable. This film makes you care about the plight of both characters. It is available as part of the new "Sophia Loren Collection" box set, and for me, this, along with "Marriage Italian Style," is the "jewel" of the set. See it!
Reviewed by Bocio 9 / 10

genuine De Sica

Tremendous drama. Loren is magnificent as a woman who fights to re made his life after she descovered his missing husband/ italian soldier Mastroianni is living a new life in Kruschev's Russia. The final escene at the railway station is superb. Dont miss their face expressions. Mancini composition still sounds in my ears.
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