Sunflower (1970)

Original title

I girasoli

Directed by

Vittorio De Sica

Genre

drama film, melodrama

Country

Soviet Union, France, Italy

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

G

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 178 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A newlywed Italian couple is separated when the husband is sent to fight in World War II. The wife spends years searching for him across war-torn Europe and the Soviet Union.

romantictragicmelancholicwistfulpoignantbittersweetslow-paced

What happens

Sunflower (Italian: I girasoli) is a 1970 romantic war tragedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. An international co-production of Italy, France, the Soviet Union and the United States, the film was shot in the Soviet Union; some scenes were filmed near Moscow, while others near Poltava, a regional center in Ukraine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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