12019-02-03T21:09:46+00:002.x26 City Girl1City Girl (1930)plain2019-02-03T21:09:46+00:00In an otherwise bleak film, the moment when Lem shows Kate the fields for the first time is a moment of joy; it is as if this city girl has never seen such wide-open spaces. Rapidly tracking alongside Kate, the camera shares her delight. Murnau’s camera is unchained, indeed; never before has the machine seemed so free.