Sunday is a 1997 American independent film directed by Jonathan Nossiter. The screenplay is an adaptation by Nossiter and James Lasdun of 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 and Wonders.
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Plot
Set in Queens, a borough of New York City, it is a dark comedy about an unemployed, homeless IBM functionary mistaken by an aging actress for film director Matthew Delacorta.
Production
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.
Cast
Arnold Barkus—Andy
Jared Harris—Ray
Bahman Soltani—Abram
Willis Burks II—Selwyn (as Willis Burks)
Joseph Sirola—Joe Subalowsky (as Joe Sirola)
Henry Hayward—Sam
Kevin Thigpen—David
Chen Tsun Kit—Himself
Lisa Harrow—Madeleine Vesey
Larry Pine—Ben Vesey
Yeon Joo Kim—Suky Vesey
Fran Capo—Judy, Madeleine's Friend
Spencer Paterson—Johnny O
Joe Grifasi—Scottie Elster
Jimmy Broadway—himself
David Suchet—Oliver/Matthew Delacorta
Awards
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 (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 Festival.
