Moon­ri­se

"Borzage's last great success is a dark melodrama, a small-town saga full of horror and beauty. Even as an adult, Danny is haunted by the image of his criminal father on the gallows. In a fit of rage, he kills the man who teased and bullied him as a child. On the run from the police, he seeks closeness to people who understand his tormented soul and finally finds a way out of the vicious circle of violence and loneliness. The suggestive shots of the foggy swamp landscape at night, which serves as a place of refuge for Danny, the harsh contrasts and the bodies and faces pushed to the edge of the picture reflect his mental state; the sun that breaks through at the end becomes a glimmer of hope." (Kino Arsenal, 2019)90 min. / bw / DCP / E/e*