THE SUN
synopsis
Solnze (The Sun) by Aleksandr Sokurov is the final episode of a trilogy on the notion of power — after Moloch and Taurus. After dealing with Hitler and Stalin, the Russian director now presents a psychological study of another key figure in the 20th century: the Japanese emperor Hirohito.
| international title: | The Sun |
| original title: | Solntse |
| country: | Italy, Russia, France, Switzerland |
| sales agent: | The Works International |
| year: | 2005 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Aleksandr Sokurov |
| film run: | 110' |
| release date: | IT 18/11/2005, FR 01/03/2006, NL 23/03/2006 |
| screenplay: | Yuriy Arabov, Jeremy Noble |
| cast: | Issey Ogata, Kaori Momoi, Shirô Sano |
| cinematography by: | Aleksandr Sokurov |
| film editing: | Sergij Ivanov |
| art director: | Elena Zukova |
| costumes designer: | Lidia Krukova |
| music: | Andrei Sigle |
| producer: | Igor Kalenov, Andrei Sigle |
| production: | Downtown Pictures, Rai Cinema, Nikola Film (RU) |
| backing: | Istituto Luce Cinecittà |
| distributor: | Océan Films |
