Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 1/9

[JohnnyBoy501]

This is just beautiful...

[lgee191]

... clean your own shoes b*tch

[mairerc]

can someone please confirm that this version features the original soundtrack? i've seen it before, so am pretty certain, but need to make absolutely sure, as i am writing a paper on it, and i know that multiple versions have since been released. thanks!

[SoCalFreelance]

When will the color, Dolby 7.1 channel, 3D, computer generated enhanced version come out?

[OneHundredPoints]

@SoCalFreelance When will they ruine the movie only for money?

[SoCalFreelance]

@OneHundredPoints Yes, of course I was being sarcastic, but thank you for the shared sentiment anyway

[OneHundredPoints]

@SoCalFreelance Me too, i guess we are of the same taste in movies, hehe

[viniciusb]

How the hell did they lit this thing so perfect and got those smooth crane shots at the time? Many movies today don't have as good photography.

[ptownfreddy]

You can almost tell from the simple, elegant credits what you're in for. I feel the movie lives up to its pretentious subtitle "A Song of Two Humans," and it's special Oscar for "artistic quality," or something like that. Some scenes made me gasp for their originality, others made me slap my forehead for their folly. GREAT movie.

[AyeeResa]

im 18 now, and when i was younger, i used to think the past was actually black and white and moved fast paced like in the beginning. lol

[tradecraft7]

@AyeeResa Me too! LOL!

[vonspre]

sYmbolic...Sorry for my English :P

[vonspre]

Openly G-ay...my bad...:}

[vonspre]

The conventional "happy end" is not surprising at all if we have in mind the age and circumstances this movie was done. Homosexuality was TABU (another great film by Murnau! ) at the time.

[vonspre]

In any case, it's widely known that Murnau was openly way...."The Woman from the city" is just a simbolic character. It represents, in Freudian terms, "the man"'s hidden homosexuality

[vonspre]

Murnau died in an automobile accident in Santa Barbara, California on March 11, 1931. The car was driven by Murnau's fourteen-year old Filipino valet Garcia Stevenson, and it was widely rumored that Murnau was performing fellatio on the young driver at the time of the accident.

[kovik62]

This is an unforgettable film. A masterpiece that's in a class by itself.

[FUMIYOSHI2344]

i've just falled in love with Janet Gaynor.

[guyshocks]

fucking 240 p

[fromthesidelines]

Originally filmed and released as a silent in September 1927. However, the sudden popularity for sound movies convinced the studio to add a synchronized music score (by Hugo Riesenfeld) and sound effects track for a November 1928 re-release.

[ravynwolfe]

I had goosebumps through this. Beautiful film. I've always loved Janet Gaynor.

[hbailen]

Haunting. Beautiful. 

[coreymitchelhoulden]

I hate this font!

[4MaryAnna]

Beautiful,wonderful and great silent movie/or talkie. I love this one!

[rusheena]

I just saw this a few days ago, and I've been thinking about it ever since. This is a very beautiful movie:)

[Mirani2]

This was the most beautiful film we've seen in fiml class so far. Just saw it about twenty minutes ago and loved it!!

[yohannbiimu]

The only thing that bugs me about this is that the person(s) responsible for the soundtrack isn't/aren't listed in the credits. I think that it contributes a lot to the beauty of this film.

[yohannbiimu]

I watched this a few days ago on TCM, and I was awed by its beauty and eternal truths. One of the most touching films that I've ever seen. It is tragic that FW Murnau died so young. H was a great film director.

[speedvaxer]

Taking a film class in college. Just watched this. Great movie.

[Tarlol]

@speedvaxer

Same here. Midterm tomorrow so I'm reviewing all the films. What a great one this was.

[speedvaxer]

@Tarlol Yea i have a midterm today too.

[johnmfcasey]

wow, what a beautiful movie, so emotional and varied in tone from dark to comic, how the hell he could ever want to murder that adorable little woman is beyond me though!! I love the pig scene!

[vonspre]

"I'm a drug addict. I'm a homosexual. I'm a genius"

Murnau was a kind of T. Capote "avant la lettre"...

[aboali600]

this movie is the N. 82 in the 100 greatest movie ever made in AFI list

[Sonjay89]

@aboali600 I've seen that list. It's awful. Sunrise should be in the top 10

[mandolaman12]

I'm still officially a kid... I've never seen Avatar.... but I'd much prefer to sit through this

[norfolk03]

Always wanted to see this, thanks so much!

[bobjfs]

Won the Academy Awards for Best Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Actress.

[spandexandsox]

Such a great movie. I love silent black and white films simply because it's actual acting. The actors can't depend on dialogue or their voice to make the scene what it is. Janet Gaynor does such a beautiful job creating emotion and beauty in this movie all through her acting.

[DesiluTrek]

This fantastic film was made 83 years ago and it still retains all of its power!!!

[dvlaries]

I had read much about this film before I finally saw it for the first time. I was in my 20s and WNET-13 New York showed it very late one weekend night . And it's that kind of movie: one where you can remember where and how old you were the first time you saw it. The same is true of very few other movies: Citizen Kane, City Lights, Garbo's Camille, Greed ...but not many others at all.

[joachimsallstrom]

this is the best movie ever made.

[kfarm2001]

Watch these great silent films and discover an entire universe of film art, still unknown to many but now acquiring a new audience thanks to the internet.

[OzKardozi]

A magical film that make you fall in love with it. A miracle of Cinema.

[fjdmusicman]

I love his 2 ox powered plow !! Funny thing though, when they go to the city later in the film it's just a short boat and trolley ride away..Guess there weren't any suburbs built yet

[fjdmusicman]

just watched this tonite, then viewed 2 other films, now I am back, can't get this out of my mind.............

[NorthLightPress1]

One of the most beautifully filmed things I've seen.

[divinafan2]

george o'brien is a physically beautiful man.

[BIGROBD81]

I study both film production and theory. The area I have concentrated my studies in theory and history are in the silent cinema. When people ask how I can possibly watch a silent film, I tell them to watch either this or The Passion of Joan of Arc. A truly great film.

[shurikenbrothers]

Wings is good too.

[operasinger89]

i watched this for a film class and absolutly loved it. the wife kinda looks like drew berrymore. hella random.

[Doibel]

Margaret Livingston is great in this movie!!!

[jhvscs]

Don't bother searching for a more beautiful film

[radia333]

Appealing, enthralling and deeply touching: this movie is a masterpiece of the silent cinema

[ConfusedSponge]

i love you so much for posting this

[BurgerBoy405]

Gorgeous photography

[VTMCompany]

isn't the filmscore lovely?! such an innovation from the fast fox-trots of 1927!

[Hawdkoah]

There's certainly no other piece of cinema that you'll ever see that resembles the gripping humanity of this very beautiful film. You will laugh, and you will cry.

[scottmackeen]

For anyone who truly loves the movies and their history, seeing Sunrise is a revelation. Total, pure film storytelling. I'll watch it again and again. Much thanks.

[bellaq87]

i love you for uploading this, getting hold of an acutal copy turned out to be a nightmare! x

[codyki]

Hi bellaq87 -- I know you posted this comment months ago, but if you haven't already found a copy, the best way -- and the only "official" way, since Fox has for some strange reason never sold it by itself -- is to get the "Studio Classics Best Picture Collection", which is available used on Amazon. You can sometimes find just "Sunrise" used there too -- but it's always a copy that comes from the box set, and it often costs more than the entire set! The disc has this score, and another one, too.

[troodon311]

That's quite a fake baby you've got there, sir, madame.

[Bestmanme08]

About director Murnau------google the name "Frank Worthen".

[bobjfs]

Sunrise is on Turner Classics tonight. Record it. Watch it. You will thank me. ;o)

[jillhaileybennyryan]

im 12 and i loved this movie so much!

[fairyfantastic]

for me the best film ever!

[4MaryAnna]

Oh I so love this movie and I'm finally going to get it...can't wait for xmas and the new Murnau,Borzage&Fox box set!!!!

[dapmooo2]

In a class of its own.

I hadn't seen it in far too many years, so thanks so very much for uploading it.

A service to humankind !

(...tomorrow, for the first time in 20 years or so, The Man Who Laughs...excellent !)

[4MaryAnna]

oh yes,"The Man Who Laughs"is a wonderful film and SO well acted!

[filmfanatic99]

Does anyone know any good contemporary music I can set this to?

[filmfanatic99]

I'm making a tribute to upload here on youtube.

[PippinPogle]

Thank you so much for uploading this masterpiece. I sat in on a film history class the other day and the question came up, would the movies have developed cinematographically a lot more if the advent of sound had been delayed ten years. When I see this stunning example of filmmaking, I think the answer is a resounding "yes."

[RichieCordova]

just saw this film in film history 100A and thought it was an amazing silent film...

[MandyxxMassacre]

Love, love loveeee this movie.

Thanks for uploading!

[MiszHalfway]

timeless. a masterpiece.

[meandmy2phans]

Silentfilmdemocracy...THANK YOU so much for posting this movie. I have been looking everywhere for this masterpiece. I've been playing each piece, one by one, each morning for my 8-year old daughter and 6-year old son, and believe me they rush to finish their morning chores so they can see the next part! Goes to show that the movies that are considered "dull" or "outdated" by modern standards can still touch the newest generation if only they are exposed to them.

[PipamirSolo]

That's great that your kids watch old movies. I know that one day, my kids will be raised on old movies :)

[maddye69]

@PipamirSolo i was raised with Nosferatu, superb Murnau

[AmelieMermaid]

About the comments about "The Woman from the City, Margaret Livingston: I did an image search on Google, and she's actully pretty sometimes. Anyways, I always end up liking the dark, smoldering vamp more than the sweet goody goody blonde in old movies.

[JoeChrisMorris]

VERY good film I think

[DaRiceking]

Thank you so much for uploading this to youtube :) I've been wanting to see this again for a long time now.

[sacrificaltotem]

great film saw it in  film school 10 years ago

[idivinelover]

THANKS FOR POSTING THIS!!!

[Emil7Wolf]

C'est un film qui mérite d'être immortalisé.

[1928javier]

It does not take a genius to figure out this is one of the most beautiful films ever made. Period!

[xgirlfiendx]

Beautiful movie! Thank you!!

[hanshotfirst1138]

Thank you so much!

[cellardoor111]

Thank you SO MUCH for putting this up!

[chetmcgee]

the woman from the city looks like tony curtis in drag in 'some like it hot'! not really very attractive.

[MissyHolland]

"*chetmcgee ~ the woman from the city looks like tony curtis in drag in 'some like it hot'! not really very attractive.*"

For the record I think Tony & Jack were

adorable in Some like it Hot, but standards

of beauty change and people in 1927 would

have been stunned to see that we today find

undernourished waifs like Keira Knightly 'hot.'

[LexeconKiddo]

Seeing this in film school really changed my life and my view of film. Thanks for posting!

[edgefire125]

I adore this movie, and I'm glad you're sharing it with other people!

[HoracioAnell]

Thanks a lot for posting this film in full! I´m a move fan who likes this kind of hard to find and historically important pieces. Thanks again!

[ZorakRules]

Thank you so much for posting this movie. After it was added to the AFI Top 100 List, I looked everywhere for it. Now, here it is! Thanks again.

[jerryaltman]

The initial optical effects seen to be made direct on the camera, with double exposure and split screen (using some mask). I imagine it was very difficult to make it direct on camera. Optical printers was used to optical effects in the 30's and ahead.

[LovesSilent55]

This is a beautiful movie- I love the love scene with the Man and the woman from the City, doesn't the music give you chills?

[alcadian]

In your silent films collection, do you have the Golem, Waxwork, the cat and the canary,Freaks(1932), Faust, Ben-Hur, the ten commandments, Brokern blossoms?

[Mcmahanglenn]

COOL FILM,IT'S EYE CANDY!,I saw this one on TCM a few months ago & now I have a copy of it on DVD last week,it now has a proud place in my silent film collection,thanks for having it on here who ever you are for the world to see.

[PerrySimm]

Beautiful movie. Thanks for posting.