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Sam Adams, AV Club: The Sun took four years to reach American theaters, but the long delay hasn't diminished the force of Sokurov's experimentation. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Working from Yuri Arabov and Jeremy Noble's script, Sokurov has a wonderful time not simply with Hirohito and history, but with his filmmaking, which can be oblique to the point of being stultifying. Here he plays with scale. Read more
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Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: Alexander Sokurov's The Sun demands and rewards patience. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: The Sun may be a kind of cinematic masterpiece, it's just not a morally defensible one. Read more
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: While The Sun staunchly refuses to pass judgement on a figure considered by many to be a war criminal, it does essay a vivid portrait of the utter experiential vacuum that attends the stupefyingly powerful: the Emperor has no clue. Read more
Leslie Felperin, Variety: As usual, Sokurov's unhurried pacing will test the patience of more fidgety viewers, although the script is more accessible than some of his recent efforts. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: Though he successfully humanizes Hirohito, who is shown happily shedding his divinity, Sokurov doesn't entirely exonerate him. Read more