Review of Sunrise (1985) by Daniel Roberto K — 25 Sep 2010

Ah, the good old times when movies didn't rely on CGI...

This review of Sunrise (1985) was written by Daniel Roberto K on 25 Sep 2010.

Sunrise has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Eric Melin (822) for Scene-Stealers.com (667) on 17 Jan 2014

Murnau deftly balances the changes in tone, going from a deep foreboding to complete bliss, and using Expressionistic techniques like forced…

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By Nick A (1,097) on 29 Sep 2014

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By Lucy W (391) on 23 Feb 2014

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By Matt H (2,287) on 16 Sep 2013

Lovely, hopeful film. Hard to believe this is from the same director who brought us the terrifying Nosferatu in 1922…

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By Jayakrishnan R (1,070) on 05 Apr 2016

Long before Hollywood completely demolished the reality of true love through decades of crappy rom-coms, Murnau was critiquing infatuation-based…

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By Lee Anne W (131) on 23 Nov 2013

Simple farm couple's marriage is tested when a slutty flapper on vacation tries to persuade the husband to murder the wife…

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By Scott C (2,765) on 12 Aug 2017

When you think about the time period and the fact that this is a silent film that tells such a emotive story, it makes it all the more impressive…

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By Donnie Ray S (29) on 09 Apr 2014

It's a simple story that focuses not on plot but it's two characters as we watch then go through a terrible situation, and slowly fall back…

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By Connor G (714) on 22 Oct 2014

One of the first casualties of the sound era, 'Sunrise' is an uneasy marriage of expressionism and hollywood that brings out the best in neither…

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