
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
"An artistic masterpiece and also a joy to watch."
Directed by F. W. Murnau
Produced by Fox Film Corporation
A visually stunning silent melodrama about temptation and redemption that uses German Expressionist style to explore the fragility and ultimate resilience of marriage.
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
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Is Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.
Is Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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There is almost nothing else like this.
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