{"product_id":"sunrise-by-lucy-fischer-9781839021985","title":"Sunrise","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most historically pivotal of all films. The first American film of the celebrated German director F.W. Murnau, \u003cem\u003eSunrise\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a love triangle between characters named only as The Man, The Wife, and The Woman from the City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLucy Fischer’s compelling study of the film shows how it mediates between German expressionism and American melodrama, the avant-garde and popular film, silent cinema and ‘talkies’. A lavish and sumptuous production famous for its vast, specially-constructed sets, and one of the first feature films with a synchronised musical score and sound effects soundtrack, \u003cem\u003eSunrise\u003c\/em\u003e was one of early Hollywood's most ambitious undertakings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her foreword to this new edition, Lucy Fischer considers the film as an abiding classic of world cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464232714476,"sku":"9781839021985","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781839021985-sunrise.jpg?v=1775044136","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/sunrise-by-lucy-fischer-9781839021985","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}