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Murnau's earlier silent masterpiece, 'Sunrise', is a brilliant film and really deserves a full re-evaluation. Bravo.Ĭity Girl, a film often overshadowed by F.W. They're leaders of the pack and the films they release are in turn leaders in creativity. Congrats also to MOC for making this a Blu-Ray only release - Apparently their modus operandi from now on will be to either release films in DVD and Blu-Ray (and not both) depending on source materials. The man was a master of silent cinema and following the consensus of his peers may just of robbed us of one of it's greatest voices. Murnau wouldn't let go of silent cinema - this film and "Tabu", his final film before his untimely death were devoid of speech long after Hollywood were scrambling for sound, and all we can say is, Thank God. and although the extras are unusually thin on the ground for Masters of Cinema, the booklet and it's accompanying essays makes up for it.
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Otherwise, the print itself is immaculate and sings on Blu-Ray, so naysayers who decry the point of silent films being transferred to 1080p Hi-Definition can shut up. Nothing too left-field for today's audiences, but we must remember that in 1930 such storylines were actually quite fresh so we must banish familiarity from our minds. Expect much tension within the new marriage that soon comes to a head as a massive hailstorm threatens to devastate the entire crop. Anyway, Lem's Scottish father is not happy when Lem brings his new bride home, and as the typical fish-out-of-water Kate is subjected to trials-by-fire by the father, and the amorous advances of the workforce. Which was the lesser of the two evils, me wonders? Sorry, I'm not a fan of marriage. The film details the story of Lem, a young farmer's son on his first outing to Chicago to sell their farm's wheat - There he meets Kate who is waitressing at a restaurant there, and ends up thrown headlong into a dream romance that ends within a few days with them being married. So what of "City Girl"? It's definately a step-back from Murnau's earlier extravagance, with little effect work and an almost pastoral feel, which is not surprising considering the film's rural Minnesota setting and attempt by Murnau himself to create "A Symphony of Wheat". Mabuse stirs the same nostalgia within us. Murnau is one of my favourite filmmakers, and due to his undisputed status as a German pioneer alongside the likes of Fritz Lang, it's doubftful this will ever change as can any contemporary director do anything other than simply retread the territory these men have traversed before? From his films for UFA, such as "Phantom", "Faust" and "Der Letze Mann" and his later American works such as the masterful "Sunrise" he continuously pushed the envelope, making films with little spoken narrative ("Der Letze Mann") and pioneering use of special effects and camera angles ("Faust", "Sunrise"). ****NEW SPECIAL EDITION including: -Restored high-definition transfer of the silent version by 20th Century Fox -A new score, composed and arranged in 2008 by Christopher Caliendo -Exclusive full-length audio commentary by film scholar David Kalat -40-page illustrated booklet with new writing and reprintsį.W.
Tenderly romantic and tough-minded in equal measure, City Girl is one of cinemas great pastorals, featuring some of the most delicate performances Murnau ever directed and influencing filmmakers such as Terrence Malick and Jean Vigo. Upon bringing her home at the start of harvest time, the honeymoon soon turns into a claustrophobic struggle as they contend with the bitter scorn of his father and the invasive, leering jealousy of the farm s labouring community. During a brief stay in Chicago, innocent farmer s son Lem falls for and weds Kate, a hard-bitten but lonely waitress. Murnau turned his attention to this vivid, painterly study of an impulsive and fragile marriage among the wheatfields of Minnesota. After the visual fireworks of Sunrise and the now-lost splendour of 4 Devils, F.W.
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