Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair (movie)

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair (movie)

  • User score: 8
  • Production country: DE, FR, CH
  • Producer: Roman Hüben
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 8/3/2022
  • Run time: 74 min.

Movie description

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 Through the testimonies of those closest to him and the unpublished accounts in his wife's diary, we get closer to this man surrounded by mystery.

Actors

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Role(s): Hilde Jary

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Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes

Role(s): Self

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Douglas Sirk

Douglas Sirk

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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