Review of Sophie and the Rising Sun (2016) by Ken C — 13 Feb 2017

I had the pleasure of seeing "Sophie and the Rising Sun," on the opening night of the Santa Fe Film Festival on December, 2016. It played at the historic Jean Cocteau theater, which had recently been redone.

I attended to the SOLD-OUT film with three friends that evening. All four of us were quite taken. It was beautifully filmed and the performances certainly matched the talents behind the lens. I truly loved every frame of this worthwhile film, so well done in many ways.

After the Q and A segment, I was able to speak with one of the women - who had had a hand in making the film. An honor. I offered my sincere kudos for a job most well done. I even used those exact words about "loving every frame," which I did.

"Sophie" returned to Santa Fe, playing at the same venue, though the showtimes were not compatible with my personal schedule. Perhaps it will come back, or I could see it in a different city.

I need to view it again. A DVD purchase is definitely in order.

Seek it out! Hopefully it is coming to a screen near you.

It was a fine film, with memorable performances, and has an important subject matter. Both of that era, and especially these crazy days.

Julianne Nicholson, playing Sophie, and newcomer (to me, anyway) Takashi Yamaguchi were pretty stellar in their performances, and played off one another quite well. Quite believably, too.

It was great to see both Margo Martindale and Diane Ladd cast for their roles. I am a fan of both, any way, and I loved seeing them in this film.

Maggie Greenwald did a wonderful job writing the script, as well as directing the film.

Other characters/ actors did believable and memorable in Sophie and the Rising Sun. Both Joel Murray, playing the town sheriff , as well as the woman who played the character of Salome, Lorraine Toussaint, were pretty darned perfect in their parts.

Quite a perfect start to the Santa Fe Film Festival, in my eyes.