Imitation of Life
1959
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Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 26 April 1897 – 14 January 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s. However, he also directed comedies, westerns, and war films.
Douglas Sirk. Director: The Final Chord. 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.
Apr 26, 2016 · Douglas Sirk: 10 essential films. He may be best known for his melodrama masterpieces, but they are just the pinnacle of Douglas Sirk’s remarkable career.
Douglas Sirk, German-born American film director whose extremely popular melodramas offered cynical visions of American values. His best-known films included Magnificent Obsession (1954), All That Heaven Allows (1955), Written on the Wind (1956), and Imitation of Life (1959).
Dec 21, 2015 · Douglas Sirk, whose Hollywood career ran from 1943 to 1959, may be the most intellectual filmmaker ever to work in Hollywood (at least, he’d run Terrence Malick, who translated Heidegger, a ...
Apr 26, 2013 · By The Playlist Staff. April 26, 2013 2:33 pm. German filmmaker Douglas Sirk (né Hans Detlef Sierck) directed almost 40 films in a career that spanned three decades. A late bloomer known for ...
5 days ago · And Douglas Sirk, especially “Written on the Wind.” The use of yellow in the film, especially the sports car at the beginning, [is echoed in] Hana’s yellow gloves. And Ozu’s “Tokyo Story ...
