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Douglas Sirk

Features

Part 1: Pure Classicism

By PopMatters Staff

In its infancy, the cinematic artform went through some formidable technological and stylistic changes. The ten DVDs discussed here highlight the very definition of the Golden Age of filmmaking. [18 June 2007]

Reviews

Magnificent Obsession

Sirk explores behavior through archetypes, shading personality with scalpel-sharp precision. [20 February 2009]

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