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Sunset

Napszállta (Sunset)

2018

László Nemes

Juli Jakab, Vlad Ivanov, Susanne Wuest, Uwe Lauer ...

5.4

676

Drama 1913, 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 importance, a man abruptly comes to Irisz, looking for a certain Kálmán Leiter. Refusing to leave ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Jay Weissberg Variety	"[It] impresses visually but seems to revel in befuddlement (...) The chaos is there but without the coherence necessary to balance sensorial turmoil with genuine meaning."
		Michael Nordine IndieWire	"Juli Jakab gives a stunning performance (...) It’s as harrowing as it is breathtaking (...) There’s sadness and beauty in every frame"
		Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] weaves a fascinating atmosphere of menace (...) but its heavy symbolism and penchant for creating unresolved mysteries drives it far from the poignancy of 'Son of Saul'"
		Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"This is an easier movie to watch than 'Son of Saul' (...) But its peculiar dramatic alchemy (...) makes it a rather more difficult one to absorb."
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It’s a very mysterious and even bizarre film in many ways (...) An entirely absorbing film (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"While Nemes’s near-subjective technique can generate genuine tension, it more often yields anxious tedium"
		Simon Abrams rogerebert.com	"Nemes' suggestive, impressionistic approach takes some getting used to, but 'Sunset' is worth the extra effort (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Mike D'Angelo AV Club	"Neme's second feature, not only confirms his talent but demonstrates that his style works beautifully even when transferred to perhaps the least horrifying milieu imaginable."
		Lee Marshall Screendaily	"A lesser film (...) It’s also a film dripping with brooding atmosphere that fashions drama out of locations as much as plot or character"
		Steve Pond The Wrap	"An audacious step for a director who prefers immersion to exposition. It’s not easy, but it’ll get under your skin."

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