Burned by the Sun

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:audience Cult following.
Widely praised by critics.
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film
gptkb:Formula_One_race
gptkbp:box_office $2.5 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:The_General
The servant
Nadia's father
gptkbp:character_arc Mitya's struggle with loyalty.
Nadia's innocence.
Sergei's moral dilemmas.
gptkbp:character_development Mitya's transformation
gptkbp:cinematography Vladimir Ilyin
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact Significant in Russian cinema
gptkbp:cultural_significance Reflects on Soviet history.
gptkbp:director gptkb:Nikita_Mikhalkov
Contemporary Russian filmmakers.
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Lyudmila_Zaitseva
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:filmography Use of natural lighting.
Character-driven narrative.
Symbolic imagery.
Russian films about Stalin.
gptkbp:genre gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:historical_context Set during the Great Purge.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burned by the Sun
gptkbp:influenced_artists War films.
Art house cinema.
Historical drama.
gptkbp:influences Stalinist era
gptkbp:inspiration Personal experiences of the director.
gptkbp:language gptkb:Author
gptkbp:legacy Considered a classic of world cinema.
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Nadia
Sergei
Mitya
gptkbp:music gptkb:Eduard_Artemyev
gptkbp:narrative_style Non-linear storytelling.
gptkbp:notable_appearance The final confrontation.
The emotional farewell.
The character's reflections.
The closing shot.
The depiction of the purges.
The picnic scene.
The reveal of betrayal.
The sunlit garden.
The use of music.
gptkbp:notable_quote " The sun burns, but it also gives life."
gptkbp:plot A story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of Stalin's purges.
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Mosfilm
gptkbp:release_date December 1994
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1994
gptkbp:remake Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus.
gptkbp:runtime 135 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Nikita_Mikhalkov
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:Burnt_by_the_Sun_2
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:symbolism The sun as a symbol of hope and despair.
gptkbp:themes gptkb:betrayal
love
political oppression
gptkbp:visitors Emotional and thought-provoking.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3