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''Sunrise'' is considered a stylistic masterpiece and is the [[Ur Example]], [[Trope Maker]] or [[Trope Codifier]] of many now-common camera and special effects techniques like [[Epic Tracking Shot]] and [[Forced Perspective]]. Its lyrical camera movement and minimal use of intertitles are typical of Murnau, and [[German Expressionism|German Expressionist]] influence shows in the oversized sets of the amusement park where much of the film takes place and in the juxtaposition of outdoorsy tactile details with soundstage artificiality in the village scenes. But the setting is not disturbing in itself, as it is in many German Expressionist films (the fractured brainscapes of ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]'', the cold machine-world of ''[[Metropolis]]'', the corrupt antiquation of Murnau's own ''[[Nosferatu]]''). Instead, it functions as an unobtrusive, archetypal backdrop for what is in essence a modern fable. |
''Sunrise'' is considered a stylistic masterpiece and is the [[Ur Example]], [[Trope Maker]] or [[Trope Codifier]] of many now-common camera and special effects techniques like [[Epic Tracking Shot]] and [[Forced Perspective]]. Its lyrical camera movement and minimal use of intertitles are typical of Murnau, and [[German Expressionism|German Expressionist]] influence shows in the oversized sets of the amusement park where much of the film takes place and in the juxtaposition of outdoorsy tactile details with soundstage artificiality in the village scenes. But the setting is not disturbing in itself, as it is in many German Expressionist films (the fractured brainscapes of ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]'', the cold machine-world of ''[[Metropolis]]'', the corrupt antiquation of Murnau's own ''[[Nosferatu]]''). Instead, it functions as an unobtrusive, archetypal backdrop for what is in essence a modern fable. |
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* [[Academy Award]]: See above. It should be noted that at the time acting awards were given for one's body of work within the year, so Gaynor's Oscar was not just for this film, but also for ''Street Angel'' and ''Seventh Heaven''. |
* [[Academy Award]]: See above. It should be noted that at the time acting awards were given for one's body of work within the year, so Gaynor's Oscar was not just for this film, but also for ''Street Angel'' and ''Seventh Heaven''. |
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* [[Amusement Park]] |
* [[Amusement Park]] |
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