Douglas Sirk


Douglas Sirk
A box office smash and critical bust during his Hollywood career, director Douglas Sirk's artistic stature began to catch up with his popular success in the decades following his early retirement. Championed by auteurist critics and cineaste directors, Sirk's once-reviled melodramas evolved into an inspired blend of bathos and Brechtian distance, with the over the top histrionics of such films as ">Imitation of Life (1959) becoming deluxe tearjerking material as well as a mordant commentary on American values. Born Claus Detlev Sierck to... Full Douglas Sirk Biography

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Douglas Sirk Imitation of Life Two Movie Special Edition
Directed by: John M. Stahl
Featuring: Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers
Edition: DVD 2-Disc Set; Special Editions
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Douglas Sirk Battle Hymn
Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Featuring: General Earle C Partridge, Rock Hudson
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