Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

Name: Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair
Director: Roman Hüben
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-08-03
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Todd Haynes, Douglas Sirk

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Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

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2022-08-03

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 Through the testimonies of those closest to him and the unpublished accounts in his wife's diary, we get closer to this man surrounded by mystery.

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Hilde Jary

Hanna Schygulla

Self

Todd Haynes

Self (archive footage)

Douglas Sirk