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Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair (2022)

Directed by Roman Hüben

Overview

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 Through the testimonies of those closest to him and the unpublished accounts in his wife’s diary, we get closer to this man surrounded by mystery.

Length 74 minutes

Actors

Hanna Schygulla | Todd Haynes | Douglas Sirk