Sunrise
1927
SUNRISE chronicles the murderous desires--and ultimate repentance--of a wayward husband. Deeply attracted by a sophisticated vamp who worms her way into the couple's simple country existence, the man agrees to take his wife into the city by rowboat... with plans to drown her on the way. In the midst of their journey, however, .. Read more
| Starring | George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston |
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| Director | F.W. Murnau |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Sunrise
SUNRISE chronicles the murderous desires--and ultimate repentance--of a wayward husband. Deeply attracted by a sophisticated vamp who worms her way into the couple's simple country existence, the man agrees to take his wife into the city by rowboat... with plans to drown her on the way. In the midst of their journey, however, he realises he cannot go through with the act. But the pure and innocent wife has already understood what he meant to do. Heartbroken, and with tear-filled eyes, she stumbles away from him through the city streets. Now he must find some way to win her back -- and prevent the fates from punishing him for his misdeeds... Director F.W. Murnau, and cinematographers Charles Rosher and Karl Struss, created stunning expressionist imagery that poignantly captures the characters' complex desires and points-of-view. This is one of the most visually gorgeous and emotionally rich silent films ever made.
| Starring | George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston |
|---|---|
| Director | F.W. Murnau |
| Studio | EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: Silent Blu-ray: Silent |
| Subtitles | DVD: None Blu-ray: English |
| Released | DVD: 26 Jan 2004 Blu-ray: 21 Sep 2009 Production year: 1927 |
| Format | DVD |
Sunrise (1927)
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Apart from its sheer poignancy, the main achievement of Murnau's classic silent weepie is how it puts pep into pap.... read more on Time Out
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20 out of 24 people found this review helpful
An extraordinary film, unmissable
A winner at the first academy awards, 'Sunrise' still stands as one of cinema's greatest achievements. The tale of a farmer(George O'Brien) who is seduced by a visiting city woman(Margaret Livingston) and encouraged by her to murder his wife(Janet Gaynor).
Director FW Murnau tells this essentially simple tale with an incredible visual flair. It's hard to convey fully the wondrous imagery on show here. Murnau utilises every stylistic trick available to him but never overlooks the importance of the human drama.
The film effortlessly switches from the pre-murder tension to a beguiling sense of wonder as the couple rediscover their love for each other. The performances are first rate, with Janet Gaynor on spellbinding form. A masterpiece. -
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Technically brilliant melodrama
Not much to add to some of the other reviews; 'Sunrise' is technically brilliant and innovative for its time (Murnau was the German genius director hired by William Fox after the success of The Last Laugh) but now seems very slow and, as is often the way now with silent films, melodramatic in the extreme. Still memorable though. The DVD comes with a commentary from a cinematographer (which I didn't listen to, although having read the reviews now I wish I had) and an alternative score - I compared one or two scenes with the original music and have to agree with one of the other reviewers that the original sounded much better.
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Sunrise
SUNRISE chronicles the murderous desires--and ultimate repentance--of a wayward husband. Deeply attracted by a sophisticated vamp who worms her way into the couple's simple country existence, the man agrees to take his wife into the city by rowboat... with plans to drown her on the way. In the ...
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