Days with Sirk

This documentary brings together a collection of remarkable interview footage with Douglas Sirk filmed in 1982 for the French TV show 'Cinéma cinémas', as well as material from the finished programme.

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Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk

Documentary about the shooting of BOURBON STREET BLUES.

Acting for Douglas Sirk

The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Douglas Sirk's techniques. Archival interviews originally appeared in the documentary "Douglas Sirk: Uber Stars" (Eckhart Sch

From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers

This 82-minute 1991 documentary by Eckhart Schmidt features a 1980 interview with Douglas Sirk in which he reflects on his career.

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

Douglas speaks about some of the stars he has directed, like Asta Nielsen, Lili Dagover, Zarah Leander, George Sanders, Signe Hasso, Barbara Stanwyck, Jane Wyman, and many others.

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

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 unpublish

Contract Kid: William Reynolds on Douglas Sirk

Interview with actor William Reynolds about his role in Douglas Sirk's ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (1955).

The Vanity Tables of Douglas Sirk

A video essay exploring the frequency and meaning of that particular prop in a wide variety of Sirk movies. Is it a device that traps and keeps women in an artificial world with a limited point of view? Or is it a gatewa

Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk

Kathryn Bigelow talks about the work of film director Douglas Sirk.

A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders

Allison Anders talks about her love for the work of film director Douglas Sirk.

Behind the Mirror: A Profile of Douglas Sirk

Television documentary about German-born American director Douglas Sirk.

From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers

Documentary included on Criterion release of "Magnificent Obsession"

Douglas Sirk erzählt...Zarah Leander und 'Zu neuen Ufern'

Douglas Sirk talks about his 1937 film 'Zu neuen Ufern'

Eine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das Melodram

In his film "Far From Heaven", Todd Haynes refers very respectfully to Douglas Sirk's "All that Heaven Allows". Fassbinder was also strongly influenced by Sirk's work. Haynes now explains this double fascination.

Core of Reality: Robert Blees on Douglas Sirk’s Magnificent Obsession

Screenwriter Robert Blees (1918-2015) recalls his arrival in Hollywood in the early 1940s and discusses his collaboration with Douglas Sirk on MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1954). The interview was filmed in Menlo Park, Califor

Sirkus Sahaya

Rehan, a street clown, struggles to support his disabled sister, Layla, and becomes entangled in the dark world of human trafficking to make ends meet. Despite the dangers, Rehan remains steadfast in his role as her prot

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Bread and Circus

One man's courage and will to break loose from the system, and the ability of one individual to bring down the kingdom.