Sunrise A Song Of Two Humans

Boasting masterful cinematography to match its well acted wonderfully romantic storyline sunrise is perhaps the final and arguably definitive.

Sunrise a song of two humans. Murnau in his american film debut and starring george o brien janet gaynor and margaret livingston the story was adapted by carl mayer from the short story the excursion to tilsit from the 1917 collection with the same title by hermann sudermann. The plot of this film is typical of nineteenth century domestic melodrama involving the temptations held out to a young farmer living happily with his wife. A song of two humans the unnamed man played by george o brien lives in a small village with his loving wife played by janet gaynor and their baby boy. A song of two humans is a nocturnal fairground of frightful twists and turns its towering set pieces and timeless visual technique dripping with effortless style.

An allegorical tale about a man fighting the good and evil within him. A story of love lost and found depicted with warm sentimentality and presented in monochromic glory. With george o brien janet gaynor margaret livingston bodil rosing. Both sides are made flesh one a sophisticated woman he is attracted to and the other his wife.

George o brien s lurking presence practically resurrects the image of nosferatu janet gaynor s hysterical fear furthering the scare factor. Sunrise is a melodrama for the ages.