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A farmer on vacation in the city meets a seductress who convinces him to kill his wife. Returning to the country he realizes he loves his wife and can't go through with it, but fate intervenes in their rediscovered bliss. Silent. Academy Awards: Best Actress--Janet Gaynor (also for her work in "7th Heaven" and "Street Angel").
SUNRISE chronicles the murderous desires--and ultimate repentance--of a wayward husband. Deeply attracted by a sophisticated vamp who worms her way into the couple's simple country existence, the man agrees to take his wife into the city by rowboat...with plans to drown her on the wa
A farmer on vacation in the city meets a seductress who convinces him to kill his wife. Returning to the country he realizes he loves his wife and can't go through with it, but fate intervenes in their rediscovered bliss. Silent. Academy Awards: Best Actress--Janet Gaynor (also for her work in "7th Heaven" and "Street Angel").
SUNRISE chronicles the murderous desires--and ultimate repentance--of a wayward husband. Deeply attracted by a sophisticated vamp who worms her way into the couple's simple country existence, the man agrees to take his wife into the city by rowboat...with plans to drown her on the way. In the midst of their journey, however, he realizes he cannot go through with the act. But the pure and innocent wife has already understood what he meant to do. Heartbroken, and with tear-filled eyes, she stumbles away from him through the city streets. Now he must find some way to win her back -- and prevent the fates from punishing him for his misdeeds...Director F.W. Murnau, and cinematographers Charles Rosher and Karl Struss, created stunning expressionist imagery that poignantly captures the characters' complex desires and points-of-view. This is one of the most visually gorgeous and emotionally rich silent films ever made.
SUNRISE was an original selection to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1989. A silent film.
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Number of discs: 1
UPC: 024543068587
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