Underplayed Gems

Sunflower (1970)

Sunflower poster
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
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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.

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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)

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