Sunshine – Ein Hauch von Sonnenschein (1999)

Sunshine – Ein Hauch von Sonnenschein: Directed by István Szabó. With Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle. The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.

“This historical epic/family drama from the master of Hungarian cinema, Istvan Szabo (Mephisto, 1981; Being Julia, 2004) is a wonderful and memorable film that has been overlooked, underrated and sadly under-seen.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a moving and always engrossing drama about one Jewish-Hungarian family that rises and falls throughout the 20th century. Ralph Fiennes is outstanding as the grandfather, the father and the grandson. All three – complex and tragic characters, victims of their times, politics and wars. I think it was a brilliant idea to cast one actor as a face of three generations of one family. If ever anyone attempts to adapt Marquezu0026#39;s u0026quot;One Hundreds Years of Solitudeu0026quot;, thatu0026#39;s how it should be done, IMO.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Sunshineu0026quot; is three hours long but never for a minute had I felt it was too long or it was losing its power. It is a serious, thought-provoking film which is also a superb work of art.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e9.5/10”