Worsen of the sun
Empire of the sun is an American film carried out by Steven Spielberg in 1987, according to the novel éponyme of J.G. Ballard, with Christian Bale and John Malkovich, inter alia.
Synopsis
The December 8th 1941, James Graham, a young European, is in China, with its family, the day when the Japan (ally of the Germany Nazi) begins the invasion of the Empire of the medium. The teenager sees his life then rocking. One makes it captive, and separate of his parents, it tries to reconsider its life in the camp where it is imprisoned. It understands that its dreams of revolt and war did not have a direction vis-a-vis the destroying madness of the man, of which it is one of the victims. In its camp, it transforms its detention into adventure, is made essential to all. Remained blocked during four years until the end of the conflict, James is finally released, and is ready to return in the world of large.
Data sheet
- Title: Empire of the sun
- original Title: Empire off the sun
- Québécois Title: Empire of the sun
- Realization: Steven Spielberg
- Scenario: Tom Stoppard, Menno Meyjes (not credited), according to the novel of James Graham Ballard
- Music: John Williams
- Image: Allen Daviau
- Assembly: Michael Kahn
- Lasted: 154 minutes (2h34)
- Budget: 38 million $
- Boxoffice: 22.238.696 $
- Comings out date:
- the United States: December 9th 1987
- France: March 16th 1988
Actors
- Christian Bale: Jim Graham
- John Malkovich: Basy
- Miranda Richardson: Mrs. Victor
- Nigel Havers: Dr. Rawlins
- Joe Pantoliano: Frank Demerest
Comment
This film forms integral part of works " sérieuses" of Spielberg, in the line of Meeting of the third type , of the Color crimson , and which is in the same spirit of respect of the history that It is necessary to save the soldier Ryan or the list of Schindler . This film is also a deeply impregnated work of the style of its author, as well visual side as for the topics of predilection. One often speaks about childhood, the war, the separation of with the parents. This film is for Christian Bale, which interprets the hero, the first role for the Cinéma.
See too
External bond
- Analysis of the film '' Empire of the sun ''
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