Review of Sunrise (1985) by Ivan D — 26 Sep 2009
The best silent film I have seen, tied maybe with "The Passion of Joan of Arc". It is a simple story of a man, his wife, and a woman from the city. With these characters, F.W. Murnau has molded an expressionistic masterpiece about love lost, and how it can be regained in ways very unexpected.
There were countless beautiful shots, particularly the ambitious tracking shot towards the carnival. As the camera glides with gentle, but yet magical movement(The father of the creator of the Steadicam maybe was just only a baby at the time), we see people in an orderly line, side by side, then we see the grand carnival unveil through our eyes, it is a moment of cinematic magic, yet many people today totally ignores these kinds of things a film is made of.
The performances doesn't even have sounds, yet their powerfully sublime actions spoke for their characters, actions so effective, that I even do not bother about the title cards anymore. There are so many grand things to tell about this amazing film, but I rest my case, with two thumbs up.
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This review of Sunrise (1985) was written by Ivan D on 26 Sep 2009.
Sunrise has generally received very positive reviews.
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