Tepid and tentative, sophie and the rising sun, based on a 2001 novel by augusta trobaugh, is an oldfashioned ode to female solidarity. Review of sophie and the rising sun, a story of a romance between a. Her work has been funded through the georgia council of the arts. The film stars julianne nicholson, takashi yamaguchi, margo martindale, diane ladd, lorraine toussaint and karen wheeling reynolds. Set in the autumn of 1941 in salty creek, a willowy fishing village in south carolina, the film tells the compelling story of two interracial lovers, sophie, an artist who also fishes and sells. With cinematography being the strongest point of the movie, director maggie greenwald uses similar shots throughout to build characters and develop themes. The film opens with sophie on the calm water in her boat. Oto and that is all im going to call him, as his given name deserves the reveal it gets is a lovely, lovely character, a man who has done a bit of drifting and is mildly startled to find himself fifty years old and gardening in georgia. Rent sophie and the rising sun 2017 starring julianne nicholson and margo martindale on dvd and bluray. She was semifinalist in the 1993 pirates alley faulkner competition.
She holds a master of arts degree from the university of georgia. The movie, set in 1941 and based on a novel by augusta trobaugh, finds a. The official facebook page for sophie and the rising sun. A japaneseamerican man, grover ohta takashi yamaguchi is dumped, beaten and bruised, on a bench at a bus stop. Feb 02, 2017 tepid and tentative, sophie and the rising sun, based on a 2001 novel by augusta trobaugh, is an oldfashioned ode to female solidarity. The rising sun of the title symbolizes the part of the world in which the sun rises, which is the japan.
The ending of gladiator changed midway through production tag. A wave of misguided patriotism and xenophobia sweeps their community after pearl harbor, leaving. The film is set in a small town in south carolina in 1941 and follows an interracial racial love affair blooms between sophie and mr. A radiant novel that gets the rhythms and cadences of smalltown life exactly right, sophie and the rising sun tells an unforgettable story of a time when the world lost its innocenceand of a town that finds its redemption in an extraordinary love. Sophie and the rising sun 2016 is a drama written and directed by maggie greenwald and starring julianne nicholson, takashi yamaguchi, and margo martindale.
Their love affair becomes the lightning rod for longburied conflicts that erupt in bigotry and violence with the outbreak of world war ll. The actors are so good that it doesnt even seem awkward when the film gives us a romantic angle between nicholsons sophie and the japanese visitor. Sophie s mother is controlling during her childhood and early. Augusta trobaugh has a melodic voice, which she lends to mr. Jan 25, 2017 sophie and the rising sun trailer 1 2017 julianne nicholson drama movie hd official trailer. Few such complaints are likely to be lodged against the movie, which uses the world of business as a backdrop for a much more conventional hollywood plot, in which sherlock holmes and charlie chan meet basic instinct. With julianne nicholson, takashi yamaguchi, margo martindale, diane ladd. Sophie and the rising sun is an american drama movie which is written and directed by maggie greenwald. Oto, making his manner at once dulcet and mesmerizing. My focus is on the theme of water as it ebbs and flows. If youve seen maggie greenwalds earlier work, you already have a good idea of the typical themes in her films. The story focuses on the main character sophie, a single spinster who has spent the majority of her adult life caring for her aging mother and two elderly aunts, who suffer from dementia. Sophie and the rising sun on dvd february 21, 2017 starring julianne nicholson, takashi yamaguchi, margo martindale, diane ladd. Jan 24, 2017 sophie and the rising sun will open in select theaters on friday, january 27, courtesy of monterey media.
Gentle in tone, sophie and the rising sun is like its own haiku. The film, written and directed by maggie greenwald adapted from the augusta trobaugh novel, recently played at living room theaters down the street where i had the chance to watch it. Much like songcatcher and the ballad of little jo, the period piece sophie and the rising sun features a clash of cultures, a fishoutofwater tale and a romance that ties it all together. Sophie and the rising sun by augusta trobaugh book club. Sophie and the rising sun is a lovely if not wan interracial love story by rex reed 020617 4. In the autumn of 1941, grover ohta, an educated and gentlemanly firstgeneration japanese american, arrives in the small town of salty creek, south carolina. Sophie, a native of salty creek, quickly becomes transfixed by mr. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Theres a clumsy, soapy tepidness to the procession of plot points.
Sophie and the rising sun 2017 cast and crew moviefone. The movie sophie and the rising sun opens with a series of beautiful shots of the natural world. Julianne nicholson and takashi yamaguchi in the film sophie and the rising sun. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing sophie and the rising sun near you. Rising sun meredith jackson and nancy dickenson at the sophie and the rising sun premiere at sundance film. Strong performances highlight timely period drama sophie. The characters are often seen gardening and immersed by nature. Sophie, a refined lady and middleaged spinster, finds she has depleted her young and beautiful years caring for her elderly mother and aunts, after her beau. They fall in love early in the film but dont become lovers until after the. Oto will be able to wake up the emotions hidden inside sophie.
Simply, yet beautifully, written and poignant, sophie and the rising sun a narrative, in the plaintive voice of various characters takes place in a sleepy southern town in georgia. Feb 09, 2017 the scent of southern climbing roses mingles with the ugly acridity of smalltown racial prejudice in sophie and the rising sun, a safe, gentlehearted romantic drama that succeeds most. Financial analysis of sophie and the rising sun 2017 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. A radiant novel that gets the rhythms and cadences of smalltown life exactly right, sophie and the rising sun tells an unforgettable story of a time when the world lost its innocence and of a town that finds its redemption in an extraordinary love. Wolfgang held brings magic to the screen with his incredible rich and intense cinematography. Ending spoiler for rising sun 1993, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Sophie and the rising sun 2017 financial information. Theres a clumsy, soapy tepidness to the procession of plot points, but within. It is a major achievement from a novelist of rare grace and power. Set in the autumn of 1941 in salty creek, a fishing village in south carolina, the film tells the dramatic story of interracial lovers swept. Romance drives the plot, but women control the narrative and. Mar 06, 2017 sophie and the rising sun writtendirected by filmmaker maggie greenwald who based her screenplay on a novel by augusta trobaugh is the beautiful story of one couples determination to defy the odds and build a life together.
It was released in theaters on january 25, 2017 by monterey media. Sophie and the rising sun writtendirected by filmmaker maggie greenwald who based her screenplay on a novel by augusta trobaugh is the beautiful story of one couples determination to defy the odds and build a life together. Sophie, a girl from smalltown south carolina, falls in love with a japanese gardener in 1941. Sophie and the rising sun is a compelling drama featuring a love story between a white woman and a japanese man in the time of the pearl harbor attack.
The sort of polite, refined, emotionally evenkeeled adult drama that one could imagine comfortably slotting in bruce beresfords mid1990s filmography, sophie and the rising sun is a movie. She walks the reader through a welltended garden of words and images, portraying a pure love grown out of the seeds of innocence. Sophie and the rising sun, a waterfall of emotion ff2 media. In sophie and the rising sun, a beautiful story with gripping. Autumn of 1941 in salty creek, a fishing village in south carolina, two interracial lovers are swept up in the tides of history.
Sophie and the rising sun 2016 the movie database tmdb. The film stars julianne nicholson, margo martindale, lorraine toussaint and diane ladd, and introduces audiences to takashi yamaguchi. Sophie and the rising sun 2016 diane ladd, lorraine toussaint, maggie greenwald, margo martindale. The way sophie and the rising sun went was utterly beautiful. Sophie and the rising sun takes place in a small fictional town called salty creek, georgia, in the days before the bombing of pearl harbor. Rent sophie and the rising sun 2017 on dvd and bluray. For more information, visit the films official website. My focus is on the theme of water as it ebbs and flows throughout. While that structure in itself seems extremely cliche, greenwald has been able to infuse it with great sincerity in the past. In a small southern town in the autumn of 1941, sophies lonely life is transformed when an asian man arrives under mysterious circumstances.
Sophie and the rising sun movie trailer check out the first official trailer of sophie and the rising sun, the upcoming drama movie written directed by maggie greenwald based on the novel of the same name by augusta trobaugh and starring julianne nicholson, takashi yamaguchi, margo martindale, diane ladd, lorraine toussaint and karen wheeling. Sophie and the rising sun is set in south carolina at the start of wwii just before and after the bombing of pearl harbor. Although it is set in the 1940s, it has a timely plot, gripping performances, and stunning scenery. Sophie and the rising sun is a lovely if not wan interracial love. The tightknit, godfearing community is unsettled by the yellow foreigner and looks upon him with disdain and suspicion. May 07, 2017 sophie and the rising sun is a wonderfully intersectional film, which focuses on relationships both romantic and platonic, positive and damaging. She walks the reader through a welltended garden of words and images, portraying a pure love grown out of. Sophie and the rising sun maggie greenwalds first adultoriented feature since songcatcher is an affecting, rosescented study of smalltown prejudice and female. Without margo martindale, this warm, heartfelt but decidedly wan little film might disappear in front of your eyes and leave no trace. Prejudice clashes with freethinking in the wwiiera south in maggie greenwalds sophie and the rising sun, an adaptation of augusta.
A woman risks her life for her japanese lover in 1941 south carolina. The plot is intricate, full of small town secrets, interesting surprises and twists. Oto and that is all im going to call him, as his given name deserves the reveal it gets is a lovely, lovely character, a man who has done a bit i had no idea what to expect from this netgalley book. Its sweet and romantic and sad and bittersweet, and i was engaged for every minute of it. Set in the autumn of 1941 in salty creek, a willowy fishing village in south carolina, the film tells the compelling story of two. A japanese stranger causes unrest in a small southern town. Sophie and the rising sun is a beautifully filmed movie with excellent acting margo martindale and lorraine toussaint are particularly strong and give outstanding performances. Set in the autumn of 1941 in salty creek, a willowy fishing village.
The scent of southern climbing roses mingles with the ugly acridity of smalltown racial prejudice in sophie and the rising sun, a safe, gentlehearted romantic drama that succeeds most. Julianne nicholson, takashi yamaguchi, margo martindale sophie and the rising sun official trailer 1 2017 julianne nicholson movie autumn of 1941 in salty creek, a fishing village in. Augusta trobaugh is the author of sophie and the rising sun, resting in the bosom of the lamb and praise jerusalem. It is based on the 2001 novel sophie and the rising sun by augusta trobaugh. Sophie and the rising sun nude scenes naked pics and. Sophie and the rising sun sophie and the rising sun is set in south carolina at the start of wwii just before and after the bombing of pearl harbor. Iconoclastic sophie, a lonely but comely spinster, is cautiously drawn to ohta.
Julianne nicholson, takashi yamaguchi, margo martindale sophie and the rising sun official trailer 1 2017 julianne nicholson movie autumn of 1941 in salty creek, a. Sophie and the rising sun 2016 sophie and the rising. Sophie and the rising sun trailer 1 2017 julianne nicholson drama movie hd official trailer. At the close of the novel, what do you think happened to sophie and mr. Sophie and the rising sun first images from sundance premiere films including frank and lola and wiener dog. Spiritual faith is an important theme in sophie and the rising sun. Forbidden love in 1941 sc is the hook of sophie and the rising sun posted on january 6, 2017 by rogerinorlando veteran indie writerdirector maggie greenwalds bestknown films the ballad of little jo and songcatcher are period pieces, fishout. The new film sophie and the rising sun, based on the 2001 novel augusta trobaugh by the same name, follows a romance between sophie willis julianne nicholson, a native of salty creek. Sophie and the rising sun is a 2016 american drama film written and directed by maggie greenwald.