Directed by:
István SzabóCinematography:
Lajos KoltaiComposer:
Maurice JarreCast:
Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle, Deborah Kara Unger, Molly Parker, James Frain, John Neville, Miriam Margolyes, Rüdiger Vogler (more)Plots(1)
The film tells the chronicle of the twentieth century by presenting the story of four generations of a Jewish family. The great-grandfather, Manó Sonnenschein, son of a village innkeeper, advances to become a reknowned industrialist in Budapest with the help of a secret recipe, the herbal liquor called „The Taste of Sunshine". It is the great-grandfather who builds the villa of the family, evidence of their highly established position, where his two sons, Ignátz and Gusztáv, and their adoptive cousin Vali, are raised. To promote his career, Ignátz changes his name to Hungarian-sounding Sors, and Adam, the fencing champion, even gets christened. His son Iván avenges his father's death as a member of the state police, but disillusioned with the regime, he joins the revolutionaries in 1956. The only one to stick to the roots and to autonomy is Vali, and it is she who serves as a model for Iván after his years in prison. (MNFA)
(more)Cast
Ralph Fiennes
UK
Best movies:
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Rachel Weisz
UK
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Jennifer Ehle
USA
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Deborah Kara Unger
Canada
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Molly Parker
Canada
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James Frain
UK
Best movies:
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John Neville
UK
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Miriam Margolyes
UK
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Rüdiger Vogler
German Empire
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Mark Strong
UK
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Bill Paterson
UK
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Hanns Zischler
Germany
Best movies:
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Mari Törőcsik
Kingdom of Hungary
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Katalin Sólyom
Kingdom of Hungary
Katja Studt
West Germany
Best movies:
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Péter Andorai
Hungary
Péter Halász
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
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William Hurt
USA
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Jácint Juhász
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
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