He goes along with the deception until he gets to her house. She invites him in for tea and then she asks him to tell her a story. The story he tells is a sad one and it is his own. Then she tells a story. And the story she tells is very frank and it is her own. It's one of the more remarkable moments in the film.

As directed by Jonathan Nossiter and co-written by him and James Lasdun Sunday stays fresh and a bit off kilter because Nossiter is a bit of a trickster. He never makes it easy on the viewer because he never sets the story into a smooth narration. He does this by editing back and forth between the man and woman and the other guys from the homeless shelter. He uses this narrative structure so much, in fact, that the film seems as though it will reveal itself to be something else entirely different.

Over the period of the one day and night that the film is set the man and the woman come to an understanding about themselves. All the while keeping the deception game alive. Will they stay together? Or will this just be a one night stand to forget? Stay tuned. Sunday - which was made in 1997 is effective mainly because it taps into the way that two older people deal with the difficulty and heartbreak of their lives. It feels real and lived-in and down to earth even when it reveals itself to be cerebral and contemplative film. But being all those things at once is not a bad thing. And perhaps that is why it won the Grand Jury Prize and the Waldo Salt Screen writing Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998.

Video:
Sunday is shot in 35mm and uses a grainy stock of film that gives the film a lively and at times real [or gritty] look. Overall the transfer is excellent.

Audio:
Audio is in English 2.0 stereo.

Extras:
There is a Commentary track by Jonathan Nossiter, which is good but not too revealing. He watches the movie with us and only speaks up every so often to tell us about the the production of the film. He does reveal, however, that he considers the film to be a comedy. There is a 29 minute short titled Searching for Arthur, which is Jonathan Nossiter hanging out and talking with Arthur Penn [the director of Bonnie and Clyde] for a day in New York. It's a good extra because the personalities of both men come across quite well. The short is shot in 16mm with an aspect of 1.33:1.

Overall:
Sunday is both a very well directed and quirky. At times it feels like a Hollywood calling card film and at others it has unique flourishes, which are a bit awkward. But it is worth a look. The video and audio quality on the DVD is very good.