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Seven of the master of melodrama's finest works, including his masterpiece - All That Heaven Allows, a ruthless depiction of spite in suburbia, and a heavy influence on Fassbinder. Features Imitation Of Life (1959), Magnificent Obsession (1954), Written On The Wind (1956), All I Desire (1953), Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952), All That Heaven Allows (1955) and The Tarnished Angels (1958).

 

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Director Douglas Sirk
Genre Classic Film

 

Country USA Language ENGLISH   Year 1952-59

 

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Certificate PG   Length 653 mins   Label UPV
Cat No 8243059   Format DVD   Colour
Region2    

 

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Article - "Douglas Sirk" by Alex Davidson
Wednesday 3rd January 2007

Douglas Sirk remains one of cinema's sharpest observers of human nature, and the string of melodramas he made in the 1950s, although glossy and colourful on the surface, reveal a cynical and pessimistic view when examined more closely. Although his movies were derisi...  View article in full

 

 

 

 

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