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  1. Aug 10, 2022 · Douglas Sirk - Hope as in Despair: Directed by Roman Huben. With Hanna Schygulla, Douglas Sirk. An investigative portrait of the master of cinematic melodrama, Douglas Sirk. His life was the ultimate melodrama, from which all his films were inspired.

    • (34)
    • Documentary, Biography
    • Roman Huben
    • 2022-08-10
    • Credits
    • Festivals

    World Premiere

    1. August 2022

    Original Version

    1. French, English, German,  colour, DCP, 76 min.

    ISAN

    1. 0000-0005-6FA9-0000-V-0000-0000-I

    (a selection) 1. Ghent, 50th Film Fest Gent 10.10.2023 - 21.10.2023 2. Solothurn, 58. Solothurner Filmtage 18.01.2023 - 25.01.2023 3. Hamburg, 30. Filmfest Hamburg 29.09.2022 - 08.10.2022 4. Locarno, 75° Locarno Film Festival 03.08.2022 - 13.08.2022

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 Through the testimonies of those closest to him and the unpublished accounts in his wife's diary, we get closer to this man surrounded by mystery.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

  3. Douglas Sirk: Hope as in Despair gives long-time and fresh admirers not a dry lesson in film history, but an intimate look into the personal story and restless character of Sirk, father of flamboyant tearjerkers ánd father figure for Rock Hudson and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

  4. In interviews with among others Todd Haynes and hitherto unpublished excerpts from his wife’s diaries, the film gets closer to this mysterious genius. We discover a life story marked by hope, disillusionment, love and death.

  5. Jul 25, 2022 · The documentary DOUGLAS SIRK - HOPE AS IN DESPAIR, the result of an international co-production by Pic Film (in Manno - Lugano), with the support of the Ticino Film Commission, offers a portrait in the form of an investigation of this master of melodrama.

  6. 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…