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Film
Sunrise

When

Tuesday July 8, 2008 (8pm)

Where
The Silent Movie Theatre (611 N Fairfax Ave, 323.655.2510)
Price
$13
Details
http://silentmovietheatre.com/calendar/events.html#sun
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Silent-film director F.W. Murnau's Sunrise is often cited on all-time best-of lists, and for good reason. The story of a wishy-washy farmer whose life is hijacked by a villainous femme fatale is brought to life through the same German-expressionist visual techniques that animated Murnau's other classic Nosferatu. Cinefamily gives Sunrise a modern facelift at the Silent Movie Theater, with live musical accompaniment by Austin-based instrumental band My Education. The group's original score lends the macabre film an emotional gravitas that suits its time-tested tale of heartbreak, murder, and mystery.

Jessica Jardine