Collections/April 2020

Early Douglas Sirk

Before he became known as the king of the subversive, lavishly overwrought 1950s melodrama, German émigré director Douglas Sirk made his mark in Hollywood with a string of historical dramas, film noirs, comedies, and musicals. Displaying his sophistication, cutting intelligence, and visual flair, these unsung 1940s works—the sparkling caper A Scandal in Paris , the offbeat show-business satire Slightly French , and the perversely fascinating noirs Lured and Shockproof —paint a fuller picture of one of the studio era’s most intriguing and endlessly analyzed auteurs. Added on Thursday, 23 April 2020

4 films — 0 on the Channel, 4 unavailable