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URL:https://themajestictheatre.com.au/events/silent-film-valentines-day-sp
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SUMMARY:SILENT FILM - VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL - SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMAN
 S - 1927
DESCRIPTION:Its Valentines Day and the movie "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
 " A 1927 cinematic masterpiece that transcends time. Its themes of love\, 
 forgiveness\, and human frailty remain universally resonant\, making it on
 e of the most poetic and visually stunning films in the history of cinema.
  is as tragic as it is romantic. It has all the good and bad components of
  love. Lies\, attempted murder and intrigue and inuendo. The film is almos
 t 100 years old and the same story could be told today.\n\nSunrise: A Song
  of Two Humans (also known as Sunrise) is a 1927 American synchronized s
 ound romantic drama directed by German director F W Murnau (in his America
 n film debut) and starring George O'Brien\, Janey Gaynor and Margaret Livi
 ngston. The film's plot follows a married farmer (O'Brien) who falls for a
  woman vacationing from the city (Livingston)\, who tries to convince him 
 to murder his wife (Gaynor) in order to be with her. While the film has no
  audible dialogue\, it was released with a synchronized musical score with
  sound effects using the Movietone sound-on-film process. The story was ad
 apted by Carl Mayer from the short story "The Excursion to Tilsit"\, from1
 917.\n\nMurnau chose to use the then new Fox Movietone sound-on-film syste
 m\, making Sunrise one of the first feature films with a synchronized mus
 ical score and sound effects soundtrack. \n\nSunrise won the Academy Awar
 d for Unique and Artistic Picture at the 1st Academy Awards in 1929. Janet
  Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for
  her performance in the film (the award was also for her performances in 1
 927's 7th Heaven and 1928's Street Angel. The film's legacy has endured\, 
 and it is now widely considered a masterpiece and one of the greatest film
 s ever made. Many have called it the greatest film of the silent era. In 1
 989\, Sunrise was one of the first 25 films selected by the U.S. Library o
 f congress for preservation and for being "culturally\, historically\, or 
 aesthetically significant"\n\nAlthough the original 35mm negative of the o
 riginal American version of Sunrise was destroyed in the 1937 Fox vault f
 ire\, a new negative was created from a surviving print.\n\nDoors and bar 
 open at 11am offering tea coffee\, refreshments and snacks. Tickets are $1
 5 and free for kids 13 and under. No need to book. Get your ticket at the 
 door.\n\nFilm duration 1 hour 34 minutes.
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CATEGORIES:Silent Film
LOCATION:The Majestic Theatre\, 3 factory street Pomona QLD 4568\, Pomona\,
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