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1. faroutmagazine.co.uk › f-w-murnau-six-best-films-guideSix definitive films: A beginner’s guide to F.W. Murnau

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   Mar 11, 2021 · On the 80th anniversary of his death, we revisit F.W. Murnau's illustrious filmography as a celebration of his invaluable contribution to the world of cinema.

2. filmlifestyle.com › best-f-w-murnau-filmsBest F.W. Murnau Films: Top Films & His Legacy

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   F.W. Murnau (1888-1931) was a German filmmaker who is best known for his work on Sunrise, one of the first feature-length films shot in Hollywood.

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   Who was FW Murnau?

   • F.W. Murnau (1888-1931) was a German filmmaker who is best known for his work on Sunrise, one of the first feature-length films shot in Hollywood. Murnau was born in 1889 in Lubeck, Germany and studied art in Munich and Vienna before moving to Paris after World War I broke out.

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   What are Murnau's most famous works?

   • His earliest surviving work is the 1920 film Journey into the Night, which is seen as a fascinating intersection of the influence of theatre and the spectacle of German Expressionism. As aforementioned, Murnau’s best known masterpiece is the 1922 picture Nosferatu, the famous adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

   Six definitive films: A beginner’s guide to F.W. Murnau

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   What makes Murnau a great film?

   • Murnau’s innovative use of the camera, referred to as ‘the unchained camera’, was also quietly defining for the medium. Its subjectivity, constantly moving with the protagonist, was revolutionary and helps it to feel very modern.

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   Was Murnau a silent era?

   • Despite the acclaim, the fact that Murnau operated entirely in the silent era can also be of concern to new viewers. There have naturally been seismic changes in terms of narrative conventions, acting approaches and visual style and language since Murnau’s day.

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4. collider.com › fw-murnau-movies-imdbThe 10 Best F.W. Murnau Movies, According to IMDb - Collider

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   Jan 3, 2024 · Most movies from the 1910s and '20s are challenging to watch now. They feel like alien artifacts, totally inaccessible to modern viewers. But Murnau's best movies feel surprisingly modern. Films ...

5. www.themoviedb.org › person › 9076-f-w-murnauF. W. Murnau - The Movie Database (TMDB)

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   Friedrich Wilhelm “F. W.” Murnau (December 28, 1888 – March 11, 1931) was one of the most influential German film directors of the silent era, and a prominent figure in the expressionist movement in German cinema during the 1920s. Although some of Murnau’s films have been lost, most still survive. While the horror film Nosferatu (1922) is his most famous work, the romantic melodrama ...

6. thecinemaarchives.com › 2019/05/07 › the-25th-bestThe 25th Best Director of All-Time: F.W. Murnau

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   May 7, 2019 · He has two top 100 films (nobody behind him on my director list has more). Many debate whether Sunrise is the best silent film of all-time (I have it second to Passion of Joan of Arc) and, to give you an idea of the strength of Murnau’s case, there’s strong debate about whether Nosferatu is actually his singular masterpiece as well.

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7. www.bfi.org.uk › features › where-begin-fw-murnauWhere to begin with F.W. Murnau - BFI

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   Dec 21, 2016 · It can often be daunting when you decide to take the first plunge into the work of a revered director, and the reputation of Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau has been calcifying for nearly a century. His epic American romance Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) is often considered not only to be one of the greatest films of the silent era but of cinema as a whole. Meanwhile, his terrifying take on ...

8. www.acmi.net.au › stories-and-ideas › brink-life-f-wThe Brink of Life: F. W. Murnau, Cinematic Visionary - ACMI

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   Jul 29, 2022 · Although Murnau’s death at the age of 43 – in an automobile crash – is considered one of the great losses to film history, he still managed to direct an extraordinarily diverse slate of 21 features across a period of only 12 years, and completed at least five or six films that remain landmarks in the medium’s history: Nosferatu, The Last Laugh, Faust, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans ...