Movie

The Sun Also Rises

2007 · 116 min

A dreamlike, poetic puzzle that drifts between stories, mixing absurd humor and melancholy into an enigmatic whole.

Tagline: Chaos. Poetry. The sun rises.
Overview: A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus, and the Gobi Desert.
How it feels: Whimsical, absurd, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, love, madness, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
love
madness
family
identity
Places: countryside
school
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild