THE SUN
Specials
SOLNZE is – after MOLOCH (about Hitler) and TELEC / TAURUS (about Lenin) – the third part of Sokurov’s trilogy about the psychology of power. On August 15, 1945, millions of shocked Japanese heard his voice for the first time in their life: the ‘Tenno’, the divine emperor Hirohito calls upon his countrymen to lay down their arms and end the hopeless fighting against the Americans – saving numerous lives. In brilliantly composed, elegiac images the film shows us, among other things, the emperor’s talks with the American commander-in-chief, General MacArthur. A second decision emerges in Hirohito’s mind: denying his parentage by the sun-goddess Amaterasu. Sokurov’s film RUSSKIJ KOVČEG / RUSSIAN ARK was shown as a Highlight at goEast 2003.
Solnze / Die Sonne
RUS, ITA, FRA, CHE 2004 / 110 min
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
- Screenplay: Jurij Arabov
- Cinematographer: Aleksandr Sokurov
- Producer: Igor Kalenov,Andrej Sigle,Marco Müller
- Production Company: Nikola Film - St. Petersburg,Proline Film - St. Petersburg,Downtown Pictures - Bologna,Maht Productions - Paris,Riforma Film - Lugano
SOLNZE is – after MOLOCH (about Hitler) and TELEC / TAURUS (about Lenin) – the third part of Sokurov’s trilogy about the psychology of power. On August 15, 1945, millions of shocked Japanese heard his voice for the first time in their life: the ‘Tenno’, the divine emperor Hirohito calls upon his countrymen to lay down their arms and end the hopeless fighting against the Americans – saving numerous lives. In brilliantly composed, elegiac images the film shows us, among other things, the emperor’s talks with the American commander-in-chief, General MacArthur. A second decision emerges in Hirohito’s mind: denying his parentage by the sun-goddess Amaterasu. Sokurov’s film RUSSKIJ KOVČEG / RUSSIAN ARK was shown as a Highlight at goEast 2003.
- Screenplay: Jurij Arabov
- Cinematographer: Aleksandr Sokurov
- Producer: Igor Kalenov,Andrej Sigle,Marco Müller
- Production Company: Nikola Film - St. Petersburg,Proline Film - St. Petersburg,Downtown Pictures - Bologna,Maht Productions - Paris,Riforma Film - Lugano