"Best known for powerful 1950s melodramas like All That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind, The Tarnished Angels, and Imitation of Life, Douglas Sirk ... brought to all his work a distinctive style that led to his reputation as one of twentieth-century film's great directors ... Offering fresh insights into all of the director's films and situating them in the culture of their times, critic Tom Ryan also incorporates ... interview material drawn from a variety of sources, including his own conversations with the director. Furthermore, his ... study undertakes a detailed reconsideration of the generally overlooked novels and plays that served as sources for Sirk's films"--Provided by publisher.
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