They went to the usa via france and the netherlands and detlef sierck was able to continue his film career as a movie director. Early in his hollywood career, soon after his emigration from nazi germany, and before making the series of classic melodramas for which hes best known, douglas sirk put. Written on the wind rare and collectible dvds and movies. Feb 06, 2015 the first legion is a 1951 american drama film directed by douglas sirk and written by emmet lavery. His movies were thought banal and unimportant by contemporary critics. The tarnished angels 1958 douglas sirk, rock hudson. Navy intelligence officer sets out to rescue a kidnapped scientist, and sink a nazi submarine, hiding off the.
The hollywood musical numbers we see take place in an apache paris that is a tawdry fantasy. I strongly recommend that both of this movies be viewed in sequence starting with the 1934 version. Though sirk also directed comedies, westerns, and war films, he was most noted for his. Douglas sirk directed some of the most fascinating, visually enchanting films of the 1950s. But the screenplay and direction make an asset of this fact, accepting it at face. Features an allstar quartet that includes robert stack as a pistolpackin alcoholic playboy. Gallery of movie posters featuring shirley maclaine, including images for and other titles. The loving tribute gives viewers a sneak peek at what will be the largest survey of sirks work in new york city in decades by taking you from morning. Sep 22, 2017 richard brody recommends films by jared hess and douglas sirk, among others, focussed on crime for streaming this weekend. Im 197071, i wrote a long article on douglas sirk, one of the first to treat his work in depth, that appeared in three parts, the first two, a general article and an analysis of the tarnished angels, in screen, volume 12 no. Douglas sirk april 26, 1897 january 14, 1987 was a movie director. Opfergang 1944 rarefilmm the cave of forgotten films. However, the 30s version has more sentimentality and sweetness in my opinion. Download rare classic and selected films, request on classic movies.
Forget the consensus top 50 greatest movies of all time. The loving tribute gives viewers a sneak peek at what will be the largest survey of sirks work in new york city in decades by taking you from morning until night, into the world of the renowned filmmaker. Bathed in lurid technicolor, melodrama maestro douglas sirks written on the wind is the stylishly debauched tale of a texas oil magnate brought down by the excesses of his spoiled offspring. Watch fulllength feature films, classic shorts, world culture documentaries, world war ii propaganda, movie trailers, and films created in just ten hours. All movies do include an introduction by robert osborne which is like your watching the movie on tcm channel. Douglas sirk, whose hollywood career ran from 1943 to 1959, may be the most intellectual filmmaker ever to work in hollywood at least, hed run terrence malick, who translated heidegger, a. Imitation of life 1959, directed by douglas sirk movie.
Magnificent obsession is arguably director douglas sirk s masterpiece, even though there are many who find it campy or ridiculous. Jan 21, 2009 although sirk is uncredited on never say goodbye and disowned the movie, he did work on it, and there are so many similarities and points of reference in it to other sirk movies, both thematically and emotionally, i feel it should be counted. Wilde and knight were husband and wife during filming. Tcm and universal did a great job on putting some great douglas sirk movies from the 50s.
Movie titles and typography from all feature films directed by douglas sirk released on bluray, from sleep, my love 1948 to imitation of life 1959 the movie title stills collection a collection of screen shots and captured images of movie title stills from feature films and trailers. Championed by auteurist critics and cineaste directors, sirk s oncereviled melodramas evolved into an inspired blend of bathos and brechtian distance, with the over the top histrionics of such films. Sirk started his career in germany as a stage and screen director, but he left for hollywood in 1937 because his jewish wife was persecuted by the nazis. Magnificent obsession by douglas sirk douglas sirk, jane. Douglas sirk, germanborn american film director whose extremely popular melodramas offered cynical visions of american values. Mar 02, 2016 the 1948 thriller sleep, my love, directed by douglas sirk, fits the pattern.
This book aims to rectify that and, through a survey of his career, to reestablish sirk as one of the great stylists of hollywood cinema. The tarnished angels 1958 douglas sirk, rock hudson, robert stack, dorothy malone, drama february 1, 2017 in the 1930s, a first world war flying ace named roger schumann is reduced to making appearances on the crashandburn circuit of stunt aerobatics. My love is a 1948 american film noir directed by douglas sirk and starring claudette colbert, robert cummings, raymond burr and don ameche. More than 9,000 videos are available now via bittorrent. Robert stack, rock hudson and dorothy malone, and both films were directed by douglas sirk. Douglas sirk celebrity profile check out the latest douglas sirk photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Battle hymn was one of several collaborations between rock hudson and director douglas sirkthough sirk felt that robert stack would have been better suited to the role of rev. It has the same intense technicolor, combining with music from frank skinner to give a dream quality, and much of the cast is the same, including leads jane wyman and rock hudson. Written on the wind on 24 october 1955, the hardwork geologist of the hadley oil company mitch wayne meets the executive secretary lucy moore in the office of her boss bill ryan in new york and invites her to go to a conference with the alcoholic playboy and son of a tycoon kyle hadley.
Film director douglas sirk, whose reputation blossomed in the generation after his 1959 retirement from hollywood filmmaking. What sets sirk apart from other directors of hollywood melodramas is that sirk meticulously crafted his. Imitation of life full movie youtube i hope you know false advertising means irate customers will hop off your page and search for the movie. Today however they are regarded as masterpieces and ironic commentaries on american life and society.
Douglas sirk active 1935 1986 born apr 26, 1900 died jan 14, 1987 genres drama, romance overview v. This great romantic melodrama from douglas sirk shares a lot with his film from the previous year, magnificent obsession. Anyway, this film is intimdating, mysterious, beautiful and moving all at the same time and even more if you think about when and by which director it was made. Magnificent obsession 1954 douglas sirk, jane wyman. Indeed, the plot of obsession is ridiculous just as it was in its original version, something of which sirk himself was aware. Unless youre an old movie buff, most younger people will find the acting style of the 1930s awkward and bland by todays standards. The first legion 1951 douglas sirk full movie youtube. Douglas sirk, original name claus detlef sierck, also called hans detlef sierck, or detlef sierck, born april 26, 1900, hamburg, germanydied january 14, 1987, lugano, switzerland, germanborn american film director whose extremely popular melodramas offered cynical visions of american values.
Interlude 1957 rarefilmm the cave of forgotten films. Stahls 1935 adaptation of the same novel, newly restored from ufa to hollywood. Championed by auteurist critics and cineaste directors, sirk s oncereviled melodramas evolved into an inspired blend of bathos and brechtian. I first saw douglas sirks imitation of life in 1959 at the yeadon, a neighbourhood movie house in a white workingclass suburb of philadelphia. Sirk is dave kehrs contention that he is one of those rare filmmakers who insists. The 1948 thriller sleep, my love, directed by douglas sirk, fits the pattern. Audio commentary from 2008 featuring film scholar thomas doherty magnificent obsession, john m. Douglas sirk is one of the most neglected directors in american cinema. Dec 22, 2015 i have no talent for sentimentality, douglas sirk said to james harvey in the pages of film comment in 1978. German emigre douglas sirks last movie in hollywood is a coldly brilliant weepie, a ragsto. But film scholarship has happily grappled with the subversive 1950s melodramas of the german director which the critics of cahiers du cinema reclaimed as cinematic masterpieces.
Shockproof is a 1949 american film noir directed by douglas sirk and starring cornel wilde and patricia knight. Imitation of life sirk emphasizes his familiar theme. Both of his parents were danish, and the future director would make movies in german, danish and english. Both of his parents were danish, and the future director would make movies. Magnificent obsession 1954 douglas sirk, jane wyman, rock hudson, agnes moorehead december 6, 2018 reckless playboy robert merrick rock hudson is in a boat accident, and his condition requires a resuscitator to save his life. Yet both have an unusual openair feeling and are filled with lyrical. The largest douglas sirk retrospective in new york city in decades runs december 23 january 6 at the film society of lincoln center. His bestknown films included magnificent obsession 1954, all that heaven allows 1955, written on the wind 1956, and imitation of life 1959. Later this week, the gene siskel film center presents a new 4k dcp digital screening of douglas sirks final. Aug 02, 2015 highlights from the filmography of douglas sirk. In order to create a playlist on sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration. Douglas sirk 1 douglas sirk was one of the 20th century cinemas great ironists. All that heaven allows 1955 the criterion collection.
Douglas sirks glorious cinema of outsiders the new yorker. Douglas sirk filmmaker collection thunder on the hill taza son of cochise captain lightfoot the tarnished angels. Douglas sirk biography, movie highlights and photos. Though sirk worked on everything from musical comedies slightly french to war films battle hymn to 3d westerns taza, son of cochise, his selfreflexive visual style and measured. A douglas sirk melodrama and hitchcocks vertigo in a teutonic cross, and whatever you may think about it. This retrospective tracks sirks influential artistry from his early german films through to his most iconic melodramas, and nearly everything in.
It tells the true story of the assassination of infamous nazi richard heydrich by czech partisans, and the horrifying nazi reprisals against the nearby czech town of. While working for america house, she meets a famous symphony conductor, tonio fischer, and begins a relationship with him. The tarnished angels 1958 douglas sirk, rock hudson, robert. Ironic because of the main actors star in both films. In 1937 sirk left germany, after a successful career in theatre and film, and came to hollywood. Douglas sirk his strong visual sense and facility with melodrama led to a highly successful career as a director of womens weepies dismissed as florid and novelettish by contemporary critics though very popular at the boxoffice sirks films can now be seen as impressive and incisive examinations of emotional relationships in. Rich, childless alison courtland claudette colbert has an enviable life.
Douglas sirk simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Film director douglas sirk, whose reputation blossomed in the generation after his 1959 retirement from hollywood filmmaking, was born hans detlef sierck on april 26, 1897, in hamburg, germany, to a journalist. Turner classic movies has released four films by douglas sirk that show. First of all, the quality of the movies is pretty good with a lot of bonus features on each movie. My love is a 1948 american film noir directed by douglas sirk and starring claudette colbert, robert cummings. Apr 05, 2017 douglas sirk directed some of the most fascinating, visually enchanting films of the 1950s. Our holiday celebration of the films of douglas sirk is fast approaching, and were thrilled to share this gorgeous trailer for the retrospective by filmmaker zach clark white reindeer. Sirk started his career in germany as a stage and screen director, but he left for hollywood in 1937 because his jewish wife was persecuted by. Although sirk is uncredited on never say goodbye and disowned the movie, he did work on it, and there are so many similarities and points of reference in it to other sirk movies, both thematically and emotionally, i feel it should be counted. He is best known for his lush romantic movies of the 1950s such as all that heaven allows. The preachers efforts are threatened when the korean police action breaks out in 1950.
Douglas sirk, cornel wilde, patricia knight, crime, murder, detectiive, thrllers. A box office smash and critical bust during his hollywood career, director douglas sirks artistic stature began to catch up with his popular success in the decades following his early retirement. And perhaps the most distinctive characteristic of the films. Hitlers madman an antinazi film hitlers madman 1942 is sirks first american movie.
The film stars charles boyer, william demarest, lyle bettger, walter hampden, barbara rush. His bestknown films included magnificent obsession 1954, all that heaven. No other director has been more closely associated with the concept of melodrama in cinema than douglas sirk while popular with audiences, sirks films were often condemned by contemporary film critics as examples of the sensationalism and sentimentality of popular cinema. Championed by auteurist critics and cineaste directors, sirks oncereviled melodramas evolved into an inspired blend of bathos and brechtian distance, with the over the top histrionics of such films. Movies are manufactured by demand dvd r for serious movie collecto. Maybe it was a shotgun marriagesirk was one of the studios most important directors, if not the. Apr 22, 2020 douglas sirk, germanborn american film director whose extremely popular melodramas offered cynical visions of american values. The story of a young woman, helen banning, who travels to munich in search of life experience and romance. The first legion is a 1951 american drama film directed by douglas sirk and written by emmet lavery. Dec 09, 2015 when douglas sirk retired from american filmmaking and returned to europe at the end of the 1950s, his reputation was that of a director who simply churned out glossy hollywood weepies. Find films and movies featuring douglas sirk on allmovie.
Weekly top five film douglas sirks five best films. Dorothy malone, for one, looked a heckuva lot better in this movie. Melo maestro by james mccourt novemberdecember 1975. Theres always tomorrow 1956 douglas sirk, barbara stanwyck, fred macmurray, joan bennett, drama, romance january 30, 2018 drama, romance clifford groves, toy manufacturer, is in full charge at the factory but feels left out and taken for granted by his wife and children at home. Film director douglas sirk, whose reputation blossomed in the generation after his. Jun 25, 2019 anyway, this film is intimdating, mysterious, beautiful and moving all at the same time and even more if you think about when and by which director it was made. Claudette colbert, rock hudson, ann blyth, robert stack, dorothy malone, barbara rush, douglas sirk. Douglas sirk, germanborn american film director whose extremely popular. A rare comedy from sirk, but still dealing with family issues and status. January 14, 1987, lugano, switzerland filmography bibliography web resources your characters have to remain innocent of what your picture is after. The brother is a leading figure in a local industry.
Douglas sirk biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. The sirkhudson connection the current the criterion. A douglas sirk melodrama and hitchcocks vertigo in a teutonic cross, and whatever. Because detlef siercks second wife hilde jary was jewish, the couple had to leave germany.
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