Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

1h 14m
Documentary
8

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 Through the testimonies of those closest to him and the unpublished accounts in his wife's diary, we get closer to this man surrounded by mystery.

Cast

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

Crew

Roman Hüben
Director, Writer
Marylou Vergez
Editor
Mathieu Gaudet
Cinematography
Nicola Genni
Producer
Camille Bonard
Sound
Timothée Zurbuchen
Sound
Mattia de Marco
Production Manager

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