Written on the wind /
"The Technicolor expressionism of Douglas Sirk reached a fever pitch with this operatic tragedy, which finds the director pushing his florid visuals and his critiques of American culture to their subversive extremes. Alcoholism, nymphomania, impotence, and deadly jealousy; these are just some o...
| Uniform Title: | Written on the wind (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English dialogue; English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Published: |
[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2022]
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| Series: | Criterion collection ;
96. |
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| Summary: | "The Technicolor expressionism of Douglas Sirk reached a fever pitch with this operatic tragedy, which finds the director pushing his florid visuals and his critiques of American culture to their subversive extremes. Alcoholism, nymphomania, impotence, and deadly jealousy; these are just some of the toxins coursing through a massively wealthy, degenerate Texan oil family. When a sensible secretary has the misfortune of marrying the clan₂s neurotic scion, it drives a wedge between him and his lifelong best friend that unleashes a maelstrom of psychosexual angst and fury. Featuring an unforgettably debauched, Oscar-winning supporting performance by Dorothy Malone and some of Sirk₂s most eye-popping mise-en-scn̈e, this film is as perverse a family portrait as has ever been splashed across the screen."--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Title from sell sheet. Based on the novel by Robert Wilder. Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. Wide screen (1.85:1). Special features: Acting for Douglas Sirk, a 2008 documentary;new interview with film scholar Patricia White; trailer; plus: an essay by filmmaker and critic Blair McClendon. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([6] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Format: | Blu-ray; monaural, wide screen (1.85:1); requires Blu-ray player. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Russell Matty ; editor, Russell F. Schoengarth ; music, Frank Skinner. |
| ISBN: | 9781681439112 1681439115 |