The Box of Sun (1988)
- Original title
- La boîte à soleil
- Directed by
- Jean Pierre Lefebvre
- Genre
- fantasy, drama
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In a world where the sun has disappeared, a group of children guard a hidden light source in the forest. A woman seeks their help to bring her lover back to life.
wordlesssurrealwhimsicalmysteriousquietdreamlikehopefulslow-paced
What happens
The Box of Sun (French: La boîte à soleil) is a Canadian film, directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre and released in 1988. Told without dialogue, the film is set in a surreal fantasy world in which the sun has been blocked from the sky, but a group of children have access to a source of light hidden in the forest; it stars Arsinée Khanjian as a young woman who seeks out the children for their help in reviving her lover (Atom Egoyan). The film premiered at the 1988 Festival of Festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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