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ACTOR
John OrtGregory MarcelLaura HofrichterGeorge Stoll
DIRECTOR
Patrick McGuinn
SYNOPSICS
Sun Kissed (2006) is a English movie. Patrick McGuinn has directed this movie. John Ort,Gregory Marcel,Laura Hofrichter,George Stoll are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2006. Sun Kissed (2006) is considered one of the best Drama,Romance movie in India and around the world.
Teddy, a young writer, ventures to an isolated desert house to complete his first novel, where he meets and seduces the mysterious caretaker, Leo. Layers of memory and hallucination unfold that intertwine the two men.
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Sun Kissed (2006) Reviews
Rich, lush, sensual, beautifully incomprehensible
I'm greatly (and, it seems, unusually) blessed in being able to enjoy things without understanding them. I have no idea what Sun Kissed is "about": whether Leo and Teddy are one person, or two, or none; whether this is a coming out story or a psychological allegory or a murder mystery, or all three, or something else; whether anybody was murdered or when; whether anything in this movie actually happened or not. I don't know, and I don't care. I was very gratified to learn from previous reviewers that Patrick McGuinn refused to provide any explanations when interviewed. Good for him! I happen to love movies like this, that defy understanding, that force me either to accept them on their own terms and see if I can enjoy them, or reject them. I gave Sun Kissed a chance, and I'm very glad I did. I understood nothing, and I enjoyed every second, from the first frame to the last note in the dark. I don't know what it was, and I don't know why, but I sure did like it. It was a rich, lush, sensual, engrossing experience that I'd welcome again any time, anywhere.
why I enjoyed it
There are several reasons to consider 'Sun Kissed' an exceptional movie. What most impressed me is the light it throws on the male world that hates discovering itself as gay, even though this impulse is a reality of its own soul depths. Contemplating the evolution of Leo, we witness his slow sexual awakening, in painful conflict with the prejudices of the character, obsessed with the idea "I am not homosexual." So it is he, the supposed heterosexual, who appears inwardly divided to the point of schizophrenia, in contrast to Teddy, who knows very well that he is "completely" gay and draws a remarkable inner balance from this consciousness, in spite of his moments of despair. As such he shows himself to be healthier and more mature than Leo, even taking a certain protecting and enlightening role toward him. It is also possible to take into consideration the philosophical aspect of this love story, urging us to reflect about fate, death and the meaning of life, and the sense of love in its relation to solitude. Do we love only because, otherwise, this solitude would be unbearable? And over these issues hangs a meditative and poetic spirit that ennobles the sexual side, naturally predominant. The loneliness of these two souls in the middle of the loneliness of Nature creates a nearly magical atmosphere. I felt incited to view this captivating movie again, as one might listen again to the music of a great master. Professor George Balan, Germany
Made sense to me
The acting was fair and the production values amateur, and thus I gave it an 8. But the storyline made sense and was actually very engaging. Note: The following gives away a lot, so read at your own risk. Maybe it's just my education in counseling psychology and my clinical practice, but I sensed early on that Leo was schizophrenic, possibly suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DSM-IV-TR 300.14), formerly Multiple Personality Disorder. Thus when he drives off with Teddy's manuscript on the front seat, the author on the front page is Leo Spaulding. To me, Leo and Teddy seemed to be the same person. Crispin (his agent) knows Leo can write, when given a quiet place in which to be delusional for a while. An insane genius. Cause of the schism could be traced back to his inability to cope rationally with his homosexuality. Note too the frequent use of water, which is often used to symbolize the subconscious and the dream world. When viewed from the perspective that these two personalities inhabit the same man (note that Leo can't really account for himself when away from Teddy), the story seemed perfectly logical and enthralling. Too clinical? Perhaps, but I loved the story. Charmaigne
interesting movie
amazing negative comment i just read here about this movie..... i couldn't agree less- it's indie-fayre - and it's unconventional narrative in the strong sense of the word- it's good because you can leave it and it's working on several levels - so don't try and reduce it to one single rational story. If i had a criticism of it it is that it stereotypes mental illness as always being something around uncontrollable feelings of murder, blood and sharp knives - this is it's biggest flaw for me and in a way it's a BIG flaw and totally unforgivable. i could imagine why it was booed in San Francisco because many dated mainstream films used to portray gay protagonists in this light. but the director does play with this expectation, leaving you guessing about the outcome. As a gay love affair its optimistic in it's conclusions - and as a portrait of intimacy it is very brave and rich.
SUN Stroke
"Sun Stroke" would be a better title - if not to describe the disorienting feeling of viewing it, then to describe the leading men - who can't seem to stop doing it to each other. The first 30 minutes are plausible, if slow and poorly written, but then the story becomes a muddle of flashbacks, flash forwards and God knows what else. The director admittedly wanted to 'disorient' the viewer (inspired by Bunuel, he claims) and, well, he succeeded! Sadly, the photography is as poor as some of the dialogue. The film looks to be shot on end stock, which is distracting enough. The dialogue is similarly clunky. "You ask a lot of questions," one hunk says three times to a writer whose shacked up in a desert to finish his novel. But not once does the guy have the wit to follow up with "What are you writing, a book?" Although the leads are fairly credible, the few others are not so good, including the actor playing Crispin, the mysterious owner of said shack. By the end of this extremely languid 90 minutes, I had no idea what was what nor did I care. I suggest a sequel set at the McDowell Colony in January. Call it "Frost Bite".