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Certainly not for the impatient, Aleksandr Sokurov's deliberately paced look at Hirohito in the waning days of World War II is both enlightening and admirable in its restraint.
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Ben Kenigsberg
Working from Yuri Arabov and Jeremy Noble's script, Sokurov has a wonderful time not simply with Hirohito and history, but with his filmmaking, which can be oblique to the point of being stultifying. Here he plays with scale. April 1, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Working from Yuri Arabov and Jeremy Noble's script, Sokurov has a wonderful time not simply with Hirohito and history, but with his filmmaking, which can be oblique to the point of being stultifying. Here he plays with scale.
Wesley Morris
Alexander Sokurov's The Sun demands and rewards patience. March 25, 2010 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
Alexander Sokurov's The Sun demands and rewards patience.
Walter V. Addiego
The Sun took four years to reach American theaters, but the long delay hasn't diminished the force of Sokurov's experimentation. November 19, 2009 | Rating: A | Full Review…
The Sun took four years to reach American theaters, but the long delay hasn't diminished the force of Sokurov's experimentation.
Sam Adams
First shown at the Berlin Film Festival four years ago, The Sun is finally receiving its welcome American theatrical release, which means that one of the best movies of 2005 is now also one of the best of 2009. November 19, 2009 | Rating: 4.5/5
First shown at the Berlin Film Festival four years ago, The Sun is finally receiving its welcome American theatrical release, which means that one of the best movies of 2005 is now also one of the best of 2009.
Manohla Dargis
An astounding work of intimate detail that should not be missed. October 16, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
An astounding work of intimate detail that should not be missed.
David Harris
With its slow pace, weird stabs at slapstick, and odd stilted performances, The Sun may not be for everyone -- but in its very perverseness, it has to to be noted that this is a unique, mesmerizing, mad and brilliantly intuitive study. April 27, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
With its slow pace, weird stabs at slapstick, and odd stilted performances, The Sun may not be for everyone -- but in its very perverseness, it has to to be noted that this is a unique, mesmerizing, mad and brilliantly intuitive study.
Paul Dale
Lauding the work of Russia's finest living director is getting repetitive, but Sokurov goes from strength to strength. April 26, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Lauding the work of Russia's finest living director is getting repetitive, but Sokurov goes from strength to strength.
Kaleem Aftab
Hirohito's interest in marine biology provides Sokurov with a fruitful thematic and visual leitmotif: images of fish glide through the film, marking its most emotionally and politically significant moments. August 29, 2018 | Full Review…
Hirohito's interest in marine biology provides Sokurov with a fruitful thematic and visual leitmotif: images of fish glide through the film, marking its most emotionally and politically significant moments.
Daniel Mendelsohn
... not a conventional biographical portrait by any definition, but rather a reflection in the inner life of the Emperor, a man who was considered a god by his people and treated as such. June 10, 2010 | Full Review…
... not a conventional biographical portrait by any definition, but rather a reflection in the inner life of the Emperor, a man who was considered a god by his people and treated as such.
Sean Axmaker
Alexander Sokurov's "The Sun," arriving in the U.S. five years after its release in Europe, is a stunning film, fascinating to some, probably sleep-inducing to others. May 25, 2010 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Alexander Sokurov's "The Sun," arriving in the U.S. five years after its release in Europe, is a stunning film, fascinating to some, probably sleep-inducing to others.
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