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Feb 2, 2017 · Tepid and tentative, “Sophie and the Rising Sun,” based on a 2001 novel by Augusta Trobaugh, is an old-fashioned ode to female solidarity.
May 1, 2017 · Period dramas, more specifically around war time, tend to shed light on either the brutality or seclusion of the time. Sophie and the Rising Sun is set in 1941 South California and follows Sophie, a woman who falls in love with a Japanese gardener during WW2. Their blossoming relationship is hidden away, but is soon […]
Apr 7, 2017 · Their Finest. When there is a global call to arms, the uplifting escape that movies can offer is a necessity and the unique insight that women provide is essential. Both are especially needed when, at any given moment, death lurks around the corner and chin-up optimism is in short supply.
Murdered for Being Different, is a 2017 British crime drama film directed by Paul Andrew Williams. It is based on the 2007 murder of Sophie Lancaster in the United Kingdom. The film is about two people from the goth subculture who are assaulted by drunken youths in a skateboard park, and the subsequent police investigation.
Jan 26, 2017 · Review: Strong performances highlight timely period drama ‘Sophie and the Rising Sun’. Seventeen years after “Songcatcher,” filmmaker Maggie Greenwald offers another sensitively crafted ...
Sophie and the Rising Sun is a movie caught halfway between wartime homeland drama and interracial romance, and not particularly satisfying as either. Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/10 | Feb...
Jan 23, 2016 · The scent of Southern climbing roses mingles with the ugly acridity of small-town racial prejudice in “Sophie and the Rising Sun,” a safe, gentle-hearted romantic drama that succeeds most...
