Sunrise

Question 1

Context of sunrise
where was it filmed and what does it mix

Answer 1

Sunrise was filmed in America, and mixes German Expressionism and more traditional Hollywood storytelling.
- The German Expressionism film movement sought to present the psychology of characters through an exaggerated film form and mise-en-scene; this could therefore be seen in opposition to the dominant American films that aimed to represent the real world in a conventional manner. Sunrise displays key elements of expressionist cinema through its off-kilter camera angles and high and low-key lighting, as well as by exploring notions of duality through the juxtaposing representations of The Wife and The Woman from the City.
e.G. The man
lever us lover

Question 2

Context
Difference of GE movement and american

Answer 2

-GE film movement sought to present the psychology of characters through an exaggerated film form and mise-en-scene; -contrasts opposition to the dominant American films that aimed to represent the real world in a conventional manner.

Question 3

Context
Name the key elements of expressionist cinema shown

Answer 3

• displays key elements of expressionist cinema through its off-kilter camera angles and high and low-key lighting,
  -exploring notions of duality through the juxtaposing representations of The Wife and The Woman from the City. e.G. The man lever us lover

Question 4

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What do expressionist films focus on

Answer 4

Expressionist films tended to focus on foreboding plots and characters at extremes of emotion, making effective use of cinematography, mise-en-scene and performance to tell spectators what the characters are thinking.

Question 5

Context
what is the effect of using discontinuity of narrative

Answer 5

-to disrupt or confuse the narrative flow
-serves as an indirect form of narration

Question 6

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What scene does expressionist films to display characters at extreme emotio

Answer 6

This is evident in the works of film director Fitz Lang (Metropolis and Spione) as well as through Murnau’s Sunrise.
-the man is contemplating murdering his wife.
-The emotional turmoil of the man is evident here through the visualisation of TWFTC whispering in his ear
-This is achieved through an editing technique by superimposing shots over one another. This is an example of discontinuity of narrative