I Girasoli

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I Girasoli
Directed by	Vittorio De Sica
Produced by	Franco Committeri
Written by	Tonino Guerra Giorgi Mdivani Cesare Zavattini
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni Sophia Loren Lyudmila Savelyeva
Music by	Henry Mancini
Cinematography	Giuseppe Rotunno
Editing by	Adriana Novelli
Release date(s)	March 14, 1970 September 24, 1970
Running time	101 Min
Country	Italy
Language	Italian and Russian
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I Girasoli is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It is known in North America as Sunflower, and was the first occidental film to be filmed in the USSR.

[edit] Plot

In Italy, during World War II, Giovanna (Sophia Loren) and Antonio (Marcello Mastroianni) meet, and soon become lovers. Seeking to preserve their love in the midst and uncertainty of war, they marry and hope for the end of war. However, as war intensifies and draws closer, Antonio is obligated as a man, and must go to the Russian front. He does not come back after the war ends, and Giovanna decides to go and find her husband.

[edit] Awards

• David di Donatello: Best Actress (Sophia Loren)
• Academy Award nominated for Best Music, Original Score

[edit] Taglines

• Filmed in Russia from the Kremlin to the Ukraine.
• In a world gone made...a love story.
• A woman born for love. A man born to love her. A timeless moment in a world gone mad.

[edit] External links

• I Girasoli at the Internet Movie Database

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