Sunrise

[Swithin]

What can I say, but that *Sunrise* , which was on TCM tonight, is one of the great works of cinematic art. The movie has always reminded me of a piece of orchestral music by one of my favorite composers, Granville Bantock, whose composition, Fifine at the Fair, is in turn based on Browning's poem, and which has a similar theme to Sunrise.

 

Interesting fact which is not widely known: George O'Brien, the male lead in Sunrise, and his wife, the actress Marguerite Churchill, had a daughter, Orin O'Brien. Orin, a double bassist, was the first female member of the New York Philharmonic, joining in 1966. She is still an active member of the orchestra.

 

http://nyphil.org/about-us/ArtistDetail?artistname=orin-o-brien

[mrroberts]

I just posted a thread on *Sunrise* in the "films/filmmaker" forum. I enjoyed watching it. A good essential pick.

[gagman66]

I just wish that TCM would show Frank Bozage's SEVENTH HEAVEN (1927). And as far as I'm concerned it belongs on the Essentials just as much as SUNRISE does. Truly a great film. So is Murnau's FAUST (1926). Both are easily Essentials in my book.

 

Speaking of which, Janet Gaynor for Star of The Month!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Hibi]

I would love that, but Fox would have to co-operate. I'm not too hopeful......

[SonOfUniversalHorror]

*SUNRISE* is the only movie ever to win an Oscar (a one-time only category) for "Artistic Quality of Production"...which was never a category again because it was indistinguishable from "Best Picture".

It's a lovely, sweet, heartbreaking movie.