Movie Description This beautiful box set chronicles the classic silent works of German expressionist F.W. Murnau and American romanticist Frank Borzage, two filmmakers who influenced each another's mystical, dreamlike styles when the former began making movies for the Fox Film Corporation in the 1920s and '30s. Murnau's SUNRISE and CITY GIRL are accounted for and brimming with surreal pathos, as are eight gems from Borzage: LAZYBONES, SEVENTH HEAVEN, STREET ANGEL, LUCKY STAR, THEY HAD TO SEE PARIS, SONG O' MY HEART, LILIOM, and BAD GIRL. Also featured is a documentary that revisits in intimate detail the time these two masters spent at the legendary Fox Studios.
| Credits | | Cast: | Charles Boyer, Charles Farrell, Florelle, Ian Hunter, Janet Gaynor, Madeleine Ozeray, Mary Duncan, Maureen O'Sullivan |
| Details | | Edition: | 12-Disc Set; Checkpoint; Sensormatic; Pan and Scan |
Editorial Reviews "[T]his lavish boxed set serves as a mini film course....This collection's heaven..." -- Grade: B+ Entertainment Weekly - Tim Purtell (12/12/2008)
"There were years when these two visionary directors coincided and, granted relative liberty and protection by William Fox, shared studio talent and resources to create works that were pinnacles of technical innovation and lyrical expression..." Film Comment - Film Comment Staff (01/01/2009)
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