This is the story of those who live as if every day was a constant Sunday, those who spend their Mondays in the sun. The story of people who worked in a dockyard but are now unemployed.This is the story of those who live as if every day was a constant Sunday, those who spend their Mondays in the sun. The story of people who worked in a dockyard but are now unemployed.This is the story of those who live as if every day was a constant Sunday, those who spend their Mondays in the sun. The story of people who worked in a dockyard but are now unemployed.
- Awards
- 47 wins & 19 nominations total
José Ángel Egido
- Lino
- (as José Angel Egido)
César Cambeiro
- Fiscal
- (as Cesar Cambeiro)
Antonio Durán 'Morris'
- Director Banco
- (as Antonio Durán Morris)
Luis Zahera
- Administrativo Astillero
- (as Luis Castro)
Luisa Martínez
- Funcionaria INEM
- (as Maria Luisa Martínez)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaMondays in the Sun (2002) was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy® Awards, but it was not nominated.
- GoofsWhen Jose looks up towards the wall clock in his apartment, the second hand is running backwards, counterclockwise.
- ConnectionsFeatured in ¿Dónde estabas entonces?: 1983 (2018)
- SoundtracksOn the Otherside of the World
Written and Performed by Tom Waits
Featured review
It is really a pity that such a wonderful, compelling and important film, isn't able to get through to a bigger audience. But however.
"Los lunes al sol" is very calm and slow but all the more empathetic, touching and above all compelling.
The film shows the dull everyday life of a group of jobless deckhands, who try to get their lives back under control. One of them gets goes to job interviews almost every day, but gets refusal after refusal, because is too old. Another one has familial troubles because of his dismissal and another one drowns his frustration in regular boozing.
Despite the obvious socio-critical message of it, the film doesn't get polarizing or hostile to capitalism at any time, thanks to the terrific performances of all actors (above all Javier Bardem), and the sensitive script that particularly emphasizes the character's conflicts and their dealing with their situations. The note of the film is not a very political or even cynical one, it is very tranquil and melancholic. The actual brilliance of the film consists in the awesomely empathetic portrayal of the feelings of the jobless persons, that have to get used to the situation, that they are the scum of society from now on.
The beautiful soundtrack and the excellent editing and cinematography add to the sad but at times also hopeful atmosphere.
It's actually a great pity that no other film before has dealt with such an important issue that affects almost everybody's everyday life today.
Michael Moore could learn a lesson from Fernando León de Aranoa of how to combine social criticism and the affected person's fates. I wish there could be more films like this, that let you leave the theater with a comfortable feeling, but that give a thought provoking impulse at the same time.
"Los lunes al sol" is very calm and slow but all the more empathetic, touching and above all compelling.
The film shows the dull everyday life of a group of jobless deckhands, who try to get their lives back under control. One of them gets goes to job interviews almost every day, but gets refusal after refusal, because is too old. Another one has familial troubles because of his dismissal and another one drowns his frustration in regular boozing.
Despite the obvious socio-critical message of it, the film doesn't get polarizing or hostile to capitalism at any time, thanks to the terrific performances of all actors (above all Javier Bardem), and the sensitive script that particularly emphasizes the character's conflicts and their dealing with their situations. The note of the film is not a very political or even cynical one, it is very tranquil and melancholic. The actual brilliance of the film consists in the awesomely empathetic portrayal of the feelings of the jobless persons, that have to get used to the situation, that they are the scum of society from now on.
The beautiful soundtrack and the excellent editing and cinematography add to the sad but at times also hopeful atmosphere.
It's actually a great pity that no other film before has dealt with such an important issue that affects almost everybody's everyday life today.
Michael Moore could learn a lesson from Fernando León de Aranoa of how to combine social criticism and the affected person's fates. I wish there could be more films like this, that let you leave the theater with a comfortable feeling, but that give a thought provoking impulse at the same time.
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- Language
- Also known as
- Güneşli Pazartesiler
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $153,256
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,401
- Jul 27, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $9,832,663
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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