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Silents are Golden: A Closer Look at – Sunrise (1927)
Posted on September 16, 2021 by Lea Stans
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look at – Sunrise (1927)

German director F.W. Murnau, probably best known for his horror classic Nosferatu (1922), is also renowned for his masterpiece Sunrise (1927). This beautifully stylized drama about the travails of a young rural couple has universal appeal – its full title is Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. More than a few historians have made the case that Murnau’s poetic film is nothing less than the finest silent ever made.

Read More > http://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/sil ... rise-1927/

I've got Sunrise on laserdisc and on DVD. I'll have to watch it again to refamiliarize myself with it. As I recall, Sunrise struck me as having elements of Film Noir (a femme fatale, a protagonist who Fate, or some mysterious force, puts its finger on for no good reason at all).

Thank you for the link to the Classic Movie Hub Blog!

Classic Movie Hub Blog
http://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/

... which led me to the website of Sunrise essayist Lea Stans: Silent-ology ...

Silent-ology
https://silentology.wordpress.com/

... which led me to Ms. Stan's write-up on London After Midnight ...

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About “London After Midnight” (Practically)
https://silentology.wordpress.com/2022/ ... actically/

... which led me to the script for London After Midnight!

London After Midnight Script
https://oldhollywoodincolor.files.wordp ... t-copy.pdf

This is one of the major classics I wasn’t really that impressed by.