Sunflower

Sunflower (Italian: I Girasoli) is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica, written by Tonino Guerra, Giorgi Mdivani, and Cesare Zavattini, and starring Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, and Lyudmila Savelyeva.
== Premise ==
An Italian bride (Sophia Loren) finds her long-lost soldier husband (Marcello Mastroianni) living in Moscow with amnesia and a wife (Lyudmila Saveleva) and daughter.
== Cast ==
*Sophia Loren – Giovanna
*Marcello Mastroianni – Antonio
*Lyudmila Savelyeva – Masha (Maria)
*Galina Andreyeva – Valentina, Soviet official
*Anna Carena – Antonio's mother
*Germano Longo – Ettore
*Nadya Serednichenko – Woman in sunflower fields
*Glauco Onorato – Returning soldier
*Silvano Tranquilli – Italian worker in Russia
*Marisa Traversi – Prostitute
*Gunars Cilinskis – Russian Ministry Official
*Carlo Ponti, Jr. – Giovanna's baby
*Pippo Starnazza – Italian official
*Dino Peretti
*Giorgio Basso
== Soundtrack ==
The film's soundtrack was produced by Henry Mancini, recorded in 1969-1970, and released with the filmed in 1970. It was recorded in Avco Records and it lasts for a total of 31 minutes and 15 seconds.
=== Track listing ===
==== SIDE A ====
# 	Title 	Length
01	Love Theme From "Sunflower" 	2:26
02	Masha's Theme 	1:54
03	Giovanna 	1:54
04	The Search 	4:20
05	Love In The Sand (Love Theme From "Sunflower")	3:00
06	New Home In Moscow 	1:20
==== SIDE B ====
# 	Title 	Length
07	Two Girls ("Masha's Theme And Love Theme From "Sunflower")	2:07
08	The Retreat 	5:10
09	The Invitation 	2:04
10	Masha Finds Antonio (Masha's Theme) 	3:35
11	The Parting In Milan (Love Theme From "Sunflower") 	3:23
== Production and release ==
=== Production ===
Some scenes were filmed near Moscow, while others near Poltava, a regional center in Ukraine.
=== Release ===
The film was released on 19 March 1970 in five cities in Italy. It was later on released to another thirteen cities during Easter vacation.
== Records ==
*It was the first western movie to be filmed in the USSR.
*It was the first Italian film to be dubbed and screened at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
== Awards ==
*David di Donatello: Best Actress (Sophia Loren)
*Academy Award nomination for Best Music, Original Score
Category:1970 drama films
Category:Drama films
Category:Italian films
Category:1970 films
Category:1970 Italian films