Summary1913, Budapest, in the heart of Europe. The young Irisz Leiter arrives in the Hungarian capital with high hopes to work as a milliner at the legendary hat store that belonged to her late parents. She is nonetheless sent away by the new owner, Oszkár Brill. While preparations are under way at the Leiter hat store, to host guests of uttermost impor... Read More
Directed By:László Nemes
Written By:László Nemes, Clara Royer, Matthieu Taponier
Sunset
Metascore
Generally Favorable
65
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
65
57% Positive
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Sep 5, 2018
91
It is difficult to find comparisons on a formal scale, and that the plot relies on a few reliable tropes does not distract from how clearly this is the work of a master.
Mar 19, 2019
83
Sunset, Nemes’ second feature, not only confirms his talent but demonstrates that his style works beautifully even when transferred to perhaps the least horrifying milieu imaginable.
Sep 3, 2018
80
It’s a very mysterious and even bizarre film in many ways, shot in what is becoming Nemes’ signature style: long takes, a persistent closeup on the lead character’s face, and a shallow focus that allows the surrounding reality to intrude only intermittently.
Sep 3, 2018
70
Undeniably, Sunset is an impressive piece of filmmaking and from a technical point of view it stirs memories of the boldly shot Hungarian cinema revival of the Sixties.
Sep 3, 2018
60
The chaos is there but without the coherence necessary to balance sensorial turmoil with genuine meaning.
Apr 24, 2019
50
Nemes’ subjective camera and long takes ironically make the film seem longer and lacking in any narrative substance that equals the filmmaker’s fastidious technical skills. Sunset hopefully gives rise to a new dawn for Nemes.
Mar 21, 2019
40
While Nemes’s near-subjective technique can generate genuine tension, it more often yields anxious tedium.
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Generally Favorable
7.4
64% Positive
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Apr 9, 2022
7
This is an intriguing watch, where we follow a young lady trying to piece together what happened to her brother, with a period backdrop of Budapest in the 1910s . I liked seeing the fancy hats the milliners worked on - there are some impressive costumes present. The film has a feel of mystery and suspicion throughout. Its tense in places, though it features some quite jerky/shaky camerawork which may put some people off. It does keep you guessing though, regarding who can be trusted and I thought overall its a pretty good film. It is perhaps a little long at about two hours and twenty minutes long, so that and the camerawork may put some people off but if that doesn't bother you then I'd say this is worth a watch, yes.
Production Company:
- Laokoon Filmgroup
- Playtime
- Hungarian National Film Fund
Release Date:Mar 22, 2019
Duration:2 h 22 m
Tagline:From the Academy Award Winning Writer/Director of SON OF SAUL
Awards
Hungarian Film Week
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
East-West: Golden Arch International Film Awards
• 3 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
