F.W. Murnau’s SUNRISE (1927) is a watershed film in the history of cinema.
Murnau, a giant in German Expressionist filmmaking, came to the United States and was given carte blanche by the Fox Film Corp to bring his vision and talent to Hollywood. SUNRISE is one of the first films to use the Fox Movietone Sound System, which allowed for a synchronized musical score and sound effects.
A tale of a man torn between two women, representative of tradition and modernity, Murnau delivers a hazy, emotive, dream like journey through the internal conflicts of a man seduced by the vices of the emergent 20th Century.
This is a private event via Silents, Please! STL -- so, it is not listed on Marcus' website.
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$10
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