FILM 1285: SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO
HUMANS
TRIVIA: Rumor has that George O'Brien was forced
to wear lead boots in the early passages of the film when the Man is weighed down
with guilt over his decision to kill his wife.
F.W. Murnau hated using
title cards in his films. Thus, in Sunrise
(1927), the title cards become more and more infrequent as the film progresses
and virtually non-existent by the end.
The first silent film to be
released on Blu-ray (by Eureka Entertainment on September 21st, 2009 in United
Kingdom).
Was the first and only film to win
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' (AMPAS) 'Best Picture' award
in the category of "Artistic Quality of Production" (or "Unique
and Artistic Picture"). This was the only year that this award was ever
given out.
Many of the superimpositions
throughout the film were created "in the camera". The camera would
shoot one image at the side of the frame, blacking out the rest of the shot,
then expose the film. They would put the exposed film back into the camera and
shoot again, blocking out the area that already had an image on it.
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