{"product_id":"films-of-douglas-sirk-tom-ryan-9781496822376","title":"The Films of Douglas Sirk: Exquisite Ironies and Magnificent Obsessions","description":"Best known for powerful 1950s melodramas like \u003ci\u003eAll That Heaven Allows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWritten on the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tarnished Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eImitation of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Douglas Sirk (1897-1987) brought to all his work a distinctive style that led to his reputation as one of twentieth-century film's great directors. Sirk worked in Europe during the 1930s, mainly for Germany's UFA studios, and then in America in the 1940s and '50s. \u003ci\u003eThe Films of Douglas Sirk: Exquisite Ironies and Magnificent Obsessions \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an overview of his entire career, including Sirk's work on musicals, comedies, thrillers, war movies, and westerns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the great ironists of the cinema, Sirk believed rules were there to be broken. Whether defying the decrees of Nazi authorities trying to turn film into propaganda or arguing with studios that insisted characters' problems should always be solved and that endings should always restore order, what Sirk called \"emergency exits\" for audiences, Sirk always fought for his vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Offering fresh insights into all of the director's films and situating them in the culture of their times, critic Tom Ryan also incorporates extensive interview material drawn from a variety of sources, including his own conversations with the director. Furthermore, his enlightening study undertakes a detailed reconsideration of the generally overlooked novels and plays that served as sources for Sirk's films, as well as providing a critical survey of previous Sirk commentary, from the time of the director's \"rediscovery\" in the late 1960s up to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496822374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496822376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Tom Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985885397247,"sku":"9781496822376","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7916c105-4520-41af-85df-1891c8b4072b.jpg?v=1683280116","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/films-of-douglas-sirk-tom-ryan-9781496822376","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}