Sunflower
New Yorker Films | Release Date: August 17, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
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Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jason Anderson
Sunflower succeeds as both a moving family drama and a microcosm of China's social history since the 1970s. Read full review
70
VarietyDerek Elley
With a commanding performance by Sun Haiying as the unbending, ornery father, and a glammed-down Joan Chen remarkable as the boy's devoted mom, pic serves up solid dramatic values instead of being yet another panorama of social and political changes in China during the late 20th century. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Like Douglas Sirk without the throw pillows, Sunflower is a shamelessly old-fashioned melodrama performed with such sincerity that resistance is futile. Read full review
50
Village VoiceJulia Wallace
As father and son argue and reunite every few minutes, accompanied by veeery slow violin music, Sunflower plays less like the epic it aspires to be than an episode of "Full House: Beijing." Read full review
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