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Article: Lonely Farmer, 39, With Car, Seeks Lady. Send Photos.(Arts&Entertainment)(Review)
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- The New York Observer (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- August 13, 2001
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Byline: Andrew Sarris
Colin Nutley's Swedish-made Under the Sun, which received an Academy Award nomination last year as best foreign film, is in every way a gentler, simpler and sweeter movie than another highly praised Scandinavian film, Mifune, which did not. From a screenplay by Mr. Nutley, in collaboration with Johanna Hald and David Neal, and based on the short story "The Little Farm" by H. E. Bates, Under the Sun doesn't strain for laughs or even chuckles, but tells its story of sexual awakening in midlife with a lyrical feeling for nature and all its sensuous metaphors for human desire. The engaging sentiment is balanced with a touch of suspenseful ...
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