Sunflower (1970)
Sunflower (1970) - Drama Movies 109 minutes. The Sunflower, Os Girassóis da Rússia, Los girasoles de Rusia, ひまわり, 해바라기, Les fleurs du soleil, Slunečnice, 真爱不流泪, 向日葵. At the end of World War II, Giovanna, a war bride living near Milan refuses to accept that her husband, Antonio, missing on the Russian front, is dead. There's a flashback to their brief courtship near her hometown of Naples, his 12-day leave to marry her, ruses to keep from deployment, and the ultimate farewell. Some years after the war, still with no word from Antonio, Giovanna goes to Russia to find him, starting in the town near the winter battle when he disappeared. Armed with his photograph, what will she find? new love, world war ii, honeymoon, love letter, soldier
Released: Mar 14, 1970
Runtime: 109 minutes
Stars: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Ludmila Savelyeva, Galina Andreeva, Anna Carena, Germano Longo
Crew: Tonino Guerra (Screenplay), Henry Mancini (Original Music Composer), Cesare Zavattini (Screenplay), Adriana Novelli (Editor), Carlo Ponti (Producer), Vittorio De Sica (Director)