The Box of Sun explained

The Box of Sun
Native Name:
Director:Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Producer:Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Music:Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Cinematography:Lionel Simmons
Editing:Barbara Easto
Studio:Cinak
Runtime:73 minutes
Country:Canada

The Box of Sun (French: La boîte à soleil) is a Canadian film, directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre and released in 1988.[1] Told without dialogue, the film is set in a surreal fantasy world in which the sun has been blocked from the sky, but a group of children have access to a source of light hidden in the forest; it stars Arsinée Khanjian as a young woman who seeks out the children for their help in reviving her lover (Atom Egoyan).[2]

The film premiered at the 1988 Festival of Festivals.[3]

Notes and References

  1. [Gerald Pratley]
  2. Ronald Foley Macdonald, "Jean Pierre Lefebvre's La boîte à soleil/The Box of Sun". Cinema Canada, January 1989.
  3. Rick Groen, "Film festival features Milk and Honey". The Globe and Mail, July 20, 1988.