Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) is one of the most historically pivotal of all films. The first American film of the celebrated German director F.W. Murnau, Sunrise tells the story of a love triangle between characters named only as The Man, The Wife, and The Woman from the City.
Lucy Fischer's compelling study of the film shows how it mediates between German expressionism and American melodrama, the avantgarde and popular film, silent cinema and 'talkies'. A lavish and sumptuous production famous for its vast, specially-constructed sets, and one of the first feature films with a synchronized musical score and sound effects soundtrack, Sunrise was one of early Hollywood's most ambitious undertakings.
In her foreword to this new edition, Lucy Fischer considers the film as an abiding classic of world cinema.
| ISBN: | 9781839021985 |
| Publication date: | 29th October 2020 |
| Author: | Lucy Fischer |
| Publisher: | BFI an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 87 pages |
| Series: | BFI Film Classics |
| Genres: |
Films, cinema Film history, theory or criticism |
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) is one of the most historically pivotal of all films. The first American film of the celebrated German director F.W. Murnau, Sunrise tells the story of a love triangle between characters named only as The Man, The Wife, and The Woman from the City.
Lucy Fischer's compelling study of the film shows how it mediates between German expressionism and American melodrama, the avantgarde and popular film, silent cinema and 'talkies'. A lavish and sumptuous production famous for its vast, specially-constructed sets, and one of the first feature films with a synchronized musical score and sound effects soundtrack, Sunrise was one of early Hollywood's most ambitious undertakings.
In her foreword to this new edition, Lucy Fischer considers the film as an abiding classic of world cinema.
Sunrise features in the following genres: Films, cinema, Film history, theory or criticism
Sunrise is available in Paperback
Sunrise was written by Lucy Fischer and published by BFI an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Sunrise has 87 pages
Yes it is part of BFI Film Classics series
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