- I Girasoli
Infobox Film
name = I Girasoli
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director =Vittorio De Sica
producer =Franco Committeri
writer =Tonino Guerra Giorgi Mdivani Cesare Zavattini
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starring =Marcello Mastroianni Sophia Loren Lyudmila Savelyeva
music =Henry Mancini
cinematography =Giuseppe Rotunno
editing =Adriana Novelli
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released = flagicon|ItalyMarch 14 1970
flagicon|USASeptember 24 1970
runtime = 101 Min
country = ITA
language = Italian and Russian
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imdb_id = 0065782"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 theUSSR .Plot
In
Italy , duringWorld 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.Awards
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David di Donatello : Best Actress (Sophia Loren)
*Academy Award nominated for Best Music, Original ScoreTaglines
*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.External links
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