Sunrise - Masters of Cinema release out in September

**** SUNRISE (MASTERS OF CINEMA) DVD & BLU-RAY - PRESS RELEASE ****
 
This new 2009 reissue of SUNRISE (for the first time anywhere in the world in 1080p HD on Blu-ray, in addition to a newly mastered 2 x DVD set) contains two versions of the film: the previously released Movietone version, and an alternate silent version of the film recently discovered in the Czech Republic. The Blu-ray edition includes both versions in 1080p HD.
 
The culmination of one of the greatest careers in film history, F. W. Murnau's Sunrise blends a story of fable-like simplicity with unparalleled visual imagination and technical ingenuity. Invited to Hollywood by William Fox and given total artistic freedom on any project he wished, Murnau's tale of the idyllic marriage of a peasant couple (George O'Brien and Janet Gaynor) threatened by a Machiavellian seductress from the city (Margaret Livingston) created a milestone of film expressionism.
 
Made in the twilight of the silent era, it became both a swan song for a vanishing medium and one of the few films to instantly achieve legendary status. Winner of three Oscars for Best Actress (Gaynor), Cinematography, and a never-repeated award for "Unique and Artistic Picture", its influence and stature has only grown with each passing year. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present a new 2-disc special edition of the film, including an all-new alternate version recently discovered in a Czech archive of a higher visual quality than any other known source.
 
SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Restored high-definition transfers of two different versions: the American Movietone version, and the silent Czech version.
• Original English intertitles on the Movietone version, and optional English subtitles on the silent Czech version.
• Original Movietone score (mono) and alternate Olympic Chamber Orchestra score (stereo)
• Full-length audio commentary by ASC cinematographer John Bailey on the Movietone version  • Outtakes with either John Bailey commentary or intertitles
• Murnau's 4 Devils: Traces of a Lost Film — Janet Bergstrom's updated 40-minute documentary about the lost Murnau film
• Original theatrical trailer  • Original 'photoplay' script by Carl Mayer with Murnau's handwritten annotations (150 pages in pdf format) 
• 68-page illustrated booklet with numerous essays including a new reprint of a piece by Dudley Andrew.

 
DVD Catalogue No: EKA40307
DVD Barcode: 5060000403077
DVD RRP: £22.99
Release Date: 21 September 2009
Order Cut Off: 10 September 2009
 
BLU-RAY Catalogue No: EKA70007
BLU-RAY Barcode: 5060000700077
BLU-RAY RRP: £24.99
Release Date: 21 September 2009
Order Cut Off: 10 September 2009