Sunrise

Question 1

In what way is the opening sequence expressionist?

Answer 1

superimposition of the rain over the woman at the beach
superimposition of the two trains
forced perspective of the train making it appear larger

Question 2

How is the opening sequence of sunrise realist?

Answer 2

The filming is on location, when they are going towards the town on the boat

Question 3

How is the marsh scene realist

Answer 3

The wife’s and man’s acting is very raw and realist
The setting of the marsh is realist
The lowkey lighting of the moon, not high key lighting
this provides verisimilitude for the audience

Question 4

kamerschpielfilm, melodrama, realist settings and deep focus are all comon tropes of what kind of film making?

Answer 4

realist

Question 5

dissolves, super imposition, forced perspective, montage editing and slanted sets are all common tropes of what kind of filmmaking?

Answer 5

expressionist

Question 6

what kinds of binary oppositions can be seen within sunrise?

Answer 6

the mistress and the wife,
the city and the countryside,
sunrise and sunset,
redemption and sin,
‘sometimes bitter, sometimes sweet’

Question 7

in what ways is the opening sequence realist?

Answer 7

the setting is realist as it takes places in a train station
the beach is also filmed on location

Question 8

in what ways is the opening sequence expressionist?

Answer 8

the intertitle dissolves away from the screen to reveal the setting ‘summer time… vacation time’ there is also a forced perspective, making the train appear larger than it actually is, and the people further away than they actually are.
there is a superimposition of two trains, which makes them appear to collide (showing the stress of going on holiday), superimposition of a woman stood next to a cruise ship