1927 · silent · drama · romance
Sunrise
Directed by Malcolm St. Clair1h 2m1927
While plotting together to win back their lovers, the rich Madeleine and the penniless Pierre fall for each other.
Our read: Sunrise (1927) reads as a neutral, steady, inventive silent · drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, steady, measured silent / drama, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
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