Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair (2022)

08/03/2022 (EN) • Documentary • 1h 14m

Overview

An investigative portrait of the master of cinematic melodrama, Douglas Sirk. His life was the ultimate melodrama, from which all his films were inspired. Through the testimonies of those closest to him and the unpublished accounts in his wife's diary, we get closer to this man surrounded by mystery.

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair (2022)

08/03/2022 (EN) • 1h 14m

Documentary

Overview

An investigative portrait of the master of cinematic melodrama, Douglas Sirk. His life was the ultimate melodrama, from which all his films were inspired. Through the testimonies of those closest to him and the unpublished accounts in his wife's diary, we get closer to this man surrounded by mystery.

Top Billed Cast

Hanna Schygulla

Hilde Jary

Todd Haynes

Self

Douglas Sirk

Self (archive footage)

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Status

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Original Language

English

Budget

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