Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

Name: Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair
Director: Roman Hüben
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-08-03
Duration: 74 min
Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Todd Haynes, Douglas Sirk

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2022 · 74 min · Documentary · TMDB 8.0/10

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 Through the testimonies of those closest to him and the unpublished accounts in his wife's diary, we get closer to this man surrounded by mystery.

Directed by Roman Hüben

Cast

Hanna Schygulla — Hilde Jary
Todd Haynes — Self
Douglas Sirk — Self (archive footage)