Classic lines

Randi 2022-03-21 09:02:09

The scariest thing after marriage is not being poor, not jealous, not fighting, but plain, boring, bored. The two felt that they were a burden to each other, and they were too lazy to quarrel and fight, and only hoped that one day the sky would fall and die. So we first met and stretched our faces, frowned, and didn't speak. In the end, no matter what he thought of giving me a headache, I would give him a headache no matter what. If he wants to take a step, I won't let him go; if I want to move, he won't let me move. Two people tied the Buddha together and threw them into the water, sinking...sinking...sinking... - Cao Yu, "Sunrise"

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Extended Reading
  • Jacey 2022-03-26 09:01:07

    Voices and lines have almost lost their meaning: the climax does not require a subtitle card to allow the audience to understand the psychology of the characters, and the dialogue is reduced to background noise. But it was also in this year that the sound film was born. History is ruthless.

  • Jevon 2022-03-27 09:01:09

    Murnau's first battle in the United States. Still life of a character in doubt. The diagonal lines of the escape husband and the soup wife create emotional direction. From close-up to close-up to placing a large environment, slowly aware of the crisis. barbershop. The montages such as the dance of the demons and the sea did not evoke the feeling of being too strong.

Sunrise quotes

  • The Man: [pleading to his wife] Don't be afraid of me!

  • [opening title cards]

    Title Card: This song of the Man and his Wife is of no place and every place; you might hear it anywhere, at any time.

    Title Card: For wherever the sun rises and sets, in the city's turmoil or under the open sky on the farm, life is much the same; sometimes bitter, sometimes sweet.