Synopses & Reviews
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) is one of the most historically pivotal of all films. A lavish and sumptuous production, it was the first film made in America by the celebrated German director F.W. Murnau, who also directed Nosferatu (1922). Sunrise mediates between German expressionism and American melodrama, the Avant-Garde and popular fiction, silent cinema and talkies. Lucy Fischer's book is a model of film analysis, locating Sunrise in a fascinating range of historical aesthetic and philosophical contexts.
Synopsis
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) was the first film made in America by the celebrated German director F. W. Murnau. It mediates between German expressionism and American melodrama, the avant-garde and popular fiction, silent cinema and "talkies". A lavish production famous for its specially constructed sets, Sunrise was one of Hollywood's most ambitious undertakings. Lucy Fisher locates the film within historical, aesthetic, and philosophical contexts.
Synopsis
Sunrise was a lavish production, famous for its specially constructed sets and one of Hollywood's most ambitious undertakings. Fischer's book is a model of film analysis, locating Sunrise in a range of historical, aesthetic and philosophical contexts. In the BFI FILM CLASSICS series.
Synopsis
Sunrise was a lavish production, famous for its specially constructed sets and one of Hollywood's most ambitious undertakings. Fischer's book is a model of film analysis, locating Sunrise in a range of historical, aesthetic and philosophical contexts. In the BFI FILM CLASSICS series.
About the Author
Lucy Fischer is Professor of Film and English and Director of the Film Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh.