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| The Night of the Sunflowers [2007] | ![The Night of the Sunflowers [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mtLIiA3ML._SL160_.jpg)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2264
Category: DVD
Actors: Carmelo Gomez, Celso Bugallo, Judith Diakhate, Manuel Moron, Mariano Alameda
Director: Jorge Sanchez-cabezudo
Publisher: YUME Pictures
Studio: YUME Pictures
Manufacturer: YUME Pictures
Label: YUME Pictures
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Unknown), Spanish (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 123 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060103790678
ASIN: B000R28I9G
Release Date: August 27, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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 Derivative and Deeply Improbable May 14, 2008
I didn't like it. There were some very cleverly played moments, like when the guy in the bar sends the would be rapist/killer on a wild goose chase to the town where in frustration he attempts his next rape. And I'm not beyond coping with bleak films but this was cynical. Generally the characters were not people I could warm to, the beautiful black girl was too beautiful to be putting up with the second rate treatment from the boyfriend who later behaved like a plantation owner in the face of her violation by the rapist. The small town atmosphere was good and reminded me of In the Heat of the Night but the level of character sympathy was on a par with Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer which I saw some twenty years ago and would never want to see again.
In fact Henry, Portrait etc and Man Bites Dog are the two films that come nearest in terms of how seedy you might feel for watching this film. I bought it based on the first two reviews and each to their own but the fact that it's now selling for 8 quid says more about it than I can.
Prepare to be disappointed... in a good way. February 11, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is a frank and startling exploration of how the frail balance of life can be disturbed in a small village community. By means of a Coen Brothers-esque downward spiralling plot, Night of the Sunflowers describes how one sinister visit sets off a chain of events which changes peoples' lives forever.
This film is quite dry and realistic, with little time for the sentimental. After it had finished I felt quite unsatisfied but not in the least bit cheated; Night of the Sunflowers is clearly not intended to leave the viewer with a warm glow in their midst. I would have given it 5 stars were it not for a slight mid-movie lull in pace, which detracted a tad from the impact of this otherwise excellent and thought provoking film.
 Entertainment? February 5, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I was disappointed by this movie. The reviews on Amazon made it sound excellent. Perhaps it is. However, entertaining it is not. The central theme appears to be that violent crimes have many victims and the guilty go unpunished. Worthy and deep I am sure. However, I found the whole thing joyless.
 Great film September 28, 2007
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
Saw this in cinema few months back and wanted to see it again - really gets better with each viewing. Beautiful, layered screenplay and story unravels in such subtle and surprising ways.
A revelation of a film. Can't wait to see what the director does next.
Best thriller of of the year! September 7, 2007
45 out of 47 found this review helpful
Take 6 characters of varying sympathy/unsavouriness, an arid rural Spanish setting, an appalling act of violence and mix with betrayal, guilt and murder and you've got the freshest most elaborate and startling European thriller in years.
Forget TELL NO ONE and LIVES OF OTHERS - this is the best European thriller of the year and the best debut feature since the Coen's BLOOD SIMPLE.
It's more Chabrol than Hitchcock,as it has the same dark, sardonic European sensibility about it.
Jorge Sanchez-Cabezudo is a director to watch. He's a bright and bold talent and this film is an absolute stunner.
The DVD is nicely packaged (GREAT artwork - I LOVE that poster image!!) with some nice extras.
Can't recommend this highly enough!!
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