Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 5/9

[donuter454]

With all the visual and audible restrictions back then, can you imagine what Murnaus movies could have been like in modern times

[josephalbanese]

This is not romantic at all, the guy was going to kill her.....

[rougegorgeisfrench]

@josephalbanese I know right!!! He takes her out and says he's sorry and she's all oh that's fine, let alone the fact that you had an affair and tried to MURDER me (which would by the way leave their child basically an orphan because he was gonna just gonna leave) it's all cool now, we've taken a photo of us kissing.

[somor98]

move out of the fuckin traffic!!

[AyeeResa]

now im crying, lol cus i feel ive found true love and it makes me all comfortable and warm lol ayayay. freakin movie!!

[MedievalSteel91]

fuck I can't believe I'm actually crying

[dmucci100]

2:30-3:40...best damn part of the movie

[ConfusedSponge]

There's sure an awful lot numbers of cars in the 20s. Beats New York traffic today!

[ConfusedSponge]

True love makes people become inmortal! Sure lots of cars passed through them.

[gladrial89]

*finishes watching the clip* Wait I take that back. That husband's still a psycho! Threatening a guy with a knife.

[gladrial89]

Holy crap, when people said they were crying I thought, psh they're just being sensitive, not me! But what the hell?! Why am I crying at a silent movie?!!

[onlyonewholoves991]

I still hate that dude. I wanna bitch slap him till his teeth fly! And seriously, the wife is waaayyy too naive. She should have a better husband than that asshole.

[sjbosch56]

I have never seen George O'Brien before. I had only known that Chaplin and Keaton disdained using title cards except for chapter headings. For Murnau to convey so much through his actors, and his camera is amazing.

[rusheena]

I love this scene. It really shows who his heart really belongs too, though it was corrupted by lust, selfishness, and was going to lead him to murder. He's reminded how much he really loves his wife and why he married her, and love how she decides to believe in him and give him another chance. But I don't know if I could do that so quickly; I'd still be too scared to be around him, lol.

[CH3CH2OH4U]

She'll believe anything... even from the guy who tried to off her!

[phoenixred999]

this guy is totally psycho

[yohannbiimu]

Wow...city streets in the 1920's were pretty chaotic. I wonder how many pedestrians were flattened in those days.

[ConfusedSponge]

@yohannbiimu LoL

[osmond9111]

this movie, is so god words are not enough to describe how good this is. i must have watched this five times now and cryed every time.

[lap3230]

This is just beautiful: funny, heart-wrenching, tense. Each scene draws the viewer in so you feel you're going to get sucked right into the monitor! I saw it on a much bigger screen once. I can only imagine having seen it when it first came out!

[GHcool]

Does anyone know how they did the process shot beginning at around 2:30? Amazing shot from a film full of amazing shots.

[realmagiclover]

I don't understand: how can she forgive him who tried to do such a thing to her... even when he's full of remorse

[hjb48]

LOL at the cliché-fag barber.Murnau himself was gay,of course.

[DrinkWater22]

I absolutely love this film. This was back when silent films were more artistic and "talkies" were crap.

[JSstrat]

HAH! guy in that hat is such a tool

[fjdmusicman]

so much ado about the acting being 'modern' and or convincing, how many times have you read in just 1 or 2 pages of posts that the" acting has made viewers cry ?"

[vivatonal]

The comment about the acting not being 'modern and convincing enough' is a reaction typical of those who aren't quite used to the pantomimic nature of silent film. You have to understand that language first to appreciate it. The example of Dreyer's film raises a useful point -- its use of extreme close-ups, which tamps down the pantomime aspect, will seem more 'modern and convincing' to most people. But comparing its acting style to that of Sunrise is kind of an apples and oranges thing.

[s4mth16ngstr24nge]

the barber makes a good face at 6:59. good comical eye-rolling.

[s4mth16ngstr24nge]

her transition to happiness and liking her husband again is okay for the antiquated acting style of those times, but its not convincing that she'd be on good terms with him again so fast after he tried to murder her.

[fjdmusicman]

@s4mth16ngstr24nge He never "tried" to kill her", only "we" as the viewers know this is on his intention..

[trulyinfemous]

@fjdmusicman not true, she realises and runs away from him. why else would she be so upset?

[s4mth16ngstr24nge]

p.s. its always great for a kiss to stop traffic.

[s4mth16ngstr24nge]

so far i think this is delicately handled by the director,but the acting isnt modern+convincing enough2get me crying.the acting in carl dreyer's"passion of joan of arc"is much more convincing.i think its murnau's direction which lifts smthing simple+melodramatic,incl.the acting,to smthng poignant.way back in the day,ppl thought i was crazy2think that film acting could get much more modern&convincing.also the use of dissolves+the"drowning"titles great4its time.way back when it was quite smashing.

[GabriielleMiichaela]

omg i thought i was the only one who was gonna say i cried because of the first two minutes

[vietgrove]

Jane Winton, the actress who plays the manicurist, plays in a stack of great films from the '20's, and in just about every she plays a walk-on part or minor role similar to that in "Sunrise", sometimes not even credited in the cast list. Look for her in "Beloved Rogue", "Don Juan", "The Patsy", "Showgirl in Hollywood" & "Hell's Angels". She's like Zelig.

[sweetiolanthe]

oh. this is fabulous! I love it.

[7jacqueline9]

Why can i not stop crying?

[229095]

I can't, either!

[LifeIsBeautiful90]

it is so emotional i agree. it is funny too- but in a different part! the barber part is funny with the flirting guy, the beggining is emotional. so everyone calm down about nillz's comment

[thisgunforhire05]

Visually stunning, innovative, experimental, poetic, brilliant etc. Sunrise is not only the greatest silent film ever made, it's arguably the greatest film ever created on American soil and is undeniably amongst the greatest films ever made directed by one of the greatest and most influential directors to ever live, F.W. Murnau.

[theachtungtree]

@thisgunforhire05 it deserves a criterion collection treatment imo...like a huge deluxe package with the soundtrack and a booklet full of galleries and production value stuff....and of course an amazing cover art

[LemonVamp]

Every time I see that scene where O'Brien's character breaks down and begs his wife for forgiveness I end up crying too. This movie milks the most extreme reactions out of me

[pucci1981]

FUNNY?!?!

[nillzz]

this scene is ridiculously funny...haha!! did you realise how the wife needed saving from that guy who was trying it on. sheesh...talk about damsel in distress *rolls her eyes*

[bobbypoo24]

I disagree that it's funny. I think it shows the reality of a marriage between an older man and a young girl in those times. Furthermore the reaction of the central characters, i think, is an amazing picture of marriage. Two humans making a marriage work.

[bobbypoo24]

The man lost his honour and integrety and the almost the trust of his wife through his actions but after he repents. the wife sacrifices her dignity and accepts him and his love. It is a moving example of how marriage is upheld through egregious acts of selfishness....

[bobbypoo24]

Oh... just saw the end of the scene! ha ha! yes that is a bit funny! I thought you were commenting on the first scene where the Parson is telling the husband to care for the bride... ha ha :) I should have waited a while before commenting.

[jerryaltman]

Is that the Fox special restod DVD edition? I saw thi movie once and found excellent. Great film.