Stahl vs. Sirk
Vadim RizovAbove: Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer in John M. Stahl's When Tomorrow Comes. Anthology Film Archives is performing a public service by showing three John M. Stahl films with their Douglas Sirk remakes;
Above: Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer in John M. Stahl's When Tomorrow Comes. Anthology Film Archives is performing a public service by showing three John M. Stahl films with their Douglas Sirk remakes;
"The angles are the director’s thoughts. The lighting is his philosophy."— Douglas Sirk We do not have to believe Sirk—we may desire to replace “the director” with “the film” for our purposes—but
The French do love their Douglas Sirk, it would seem. Here in America, acquiring a Region 1 Sirk library involves a bit of cherry-picking—get that Universal Rock Hudson collection so as to own Has Anybody