Empire of the Sun (1987)
Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him.
Books with substantial mentioning of Empire of the Sun
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David Thomson Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films New York, 2008 |
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Charles L. P. Silet (editor) The Films of Steven Spielberg, Critical Essays Lanham, Maryland, and Oxford, 2002 |
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Danny Peary Alternate Oscars, One Critic's Defiant Choices for Best Picture, Actor, and Actress - From 1927 to the Present New York, 1993 |
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| Frank N. Magill (ed.) Magill's Cinema Annual 1988, A Survey of the Films of 1987 Pasadena, California; Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1988 |
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