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The Sun
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Starring: Georgy Pitskhelauri, Issei Ogata, Kaori Momoi, Robert Dawson, Shiro Sano, Taijiro Tamura
Composer:
Andrei Sigle
Countries: France, Italy, Russia | USSR, Switzerland
Subjects: Asian Studies, Film Studies, Russian Cinema
Genres: Historical, Lorber Films, War
Type: Color
Year: 2005
Language: English and Japanese w/ English Subtitles
Length: 110 mins.
Aspect Ratio: 1:78:1
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Synopsis
Following up his portraits of Hitler in Moloch (1999) and Lenin in
Taurus (2001), Alexander Sokurov's film is a mesmerizing tour of Emperor
Hirohito's final
days in power during the waning moments of WWII.
Hirohito (Issei Ogata) wanders through his palace in a child-like state
of denial. He spends his time studying marine biology and paging
through a
photo album of Hollywood stars. Hirohito's patient
chamberlain (Shiro Sano)
encourages his isolation through banal daily rituals, which include
"time for private thought." But reality soon intrudes, as American
soldiers
overrun his manicured gardens and nightmare visions of Hiroshima invade
his
dreams. No longer a God among men, Hirohito is forced to kowtow to
General
MacArthur (Robert Dawson),
who softly pushes the terms of the occupation and, even more
dramatically,
for the renunciation of Hirohito's divinity.
One of the best movies
released in 2009 (NY Times), THE SUN is an
elegantly
constructed meditation on absolute power and how it dissipates the man
who
wields it.
Educational Reviews
*** Recommended Video Librarian
Critical Acclaim
"...Staggering and brilliant." - Keith Uhlich, TIME OUT NY
"...Engrossing, supremely assured..." - J. Hoberman, Village Voice
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