Sunshine (1999 film)

Sunshine
Sunshine
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	István Szabó
Written by	Israel Horovitz; István Szabó;
Produced by	András Hámori; Robert Lantos;
Starring	Ralph Fiennes; Rosemary Harris; Rachel Weisz; Jennifer Ehle; Deborah Kara Unger; Molly Parker; James Frain; John Neville; Miriam Margolyes; William Hurt;
Cinematography	Lajos Koltai
Edited by	Michel Arcand; Dominique Fortin;
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Production; companies	Alliance Atlantis; Bavaria Film and TV Fund; Channel Four Films; Eurimages; Filmfonds Wien; InterCom; Kinowelt Filmproduktion; The Movie Network; TV2; Téléfilm Canada; Österreichischer Rundfunk;
Distributed by	Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany); InterCom (Hungary); Alliance Atlantis (Canada);
Release dates	13 September 1999 (TIFF); 27 January 2000 (Hungary);
Running time	180 minutes
Countries	Germany; Austria; Hungary; Canada;
Languages	English; French;
Budget	$26 million
Box office	$7.6 million

Sunshine is a 1999 epic historical drama film directed by István Szabó and written by Israel Horovitz and Szabó. It follows five generations of a Hungarian Jewish family, originally named Sonnenschein (German: "sunshine"), later changed to Sors (Hungarian: "fate"), during changes in Hungary, focusing mostly on the three generations from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. The family story traverses the creation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through to the period after the 1956 Revolution, while the characters are forced to surrender much of their identity and endure family conflict. The central male protagonist of all three generations is portrayed by Ralph Fiennes. The film's stars include Rachel Weisz and John Neville, with the real-life daughter and mother team of Jennifer Ehle and Rosemary Harris playing the same character across a six-decade storyline.

The film was an international co-production among companies from Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Canada. It won three European Film Awards, including Best Actor for Fiennes, and three Canadian Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture.

^ "SUNSHINE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 10 December 1999. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^ Vidal 2012, p. 130.
^ "Sunshine (1999)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

[1] "SUNSHINE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 10 December 1999. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

[FOOTNOTEVidal2012130-2] Vidal 2012, p. 130.

[BOM-3] "Sunshine (1999)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

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