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| Directed by | Jonathan Nossiter |
| Written by | James Lasdun Jonathan Nossiter |
| Starring | David Suchet Lisa Harrow |
| Release date(s) | January, 1997 (premiere at Sundance) 22 August 1997 (USA) |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sunday is a 1997 independent film. Set in Queens, a borough of New York City, it is a dark comedy about an unemployed, homeless IBM functionary mistaken by an ageing actress for a famous film director. The film was directed by Jonathan Nossiter. The screenplay is an adaptation by Nossiter and James Lasdun or Lasdun's own short story "Ate, Memos or the Miracle" (published in his collection of stories, Three Evenings). The two would later collaborate again on Signs & Wonders.
Starring David Suchet (who reportedly added 40 pounds for his role), as well as Lisa Harrow and Jared Harris, it was shot on location in Queens and in an active homeless shelter, blending actors and non-actors.
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The film won the 1997 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury prize for Best Film and Best Screenplay. It also won the Deauville Film Festival Grand Prize for Best Film and its International Critics' prize. It marked Nossiter's debut at Cannes in the "Un Certain Regard" section[1] (his 2004 Mondovino was in competition for the Palme d'Or) and was also included in The Museum of Modern Art's "New Directors, New Films" series.
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| Preceded by Welcome to the Dollhouse |
Sundance Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic 1997 |
Succeeded by Slam |