Sirk/Anti-Sirk
- 2018
- 11m
Leftist subversive or consummate professional? A video essay by Christopher Small explores the antinomies of the great director Douglas Sirk. In taking a deep dive into Sirk's contradictions... Read allLeftist subversive or consummate professional? A video essay by Christopher Small explores the antinomies of the great director Douglas Sirk. In taking a deep dive into Sirk's contradictions, a picture emerged of somebody obviously drawn to "demonstrative" leftist theatre and the... Read allLeftist subversive or consummate professional? A video essay by Christopher Small explores the antinomies of the great director Douglas Sirk. In taking a deep dive into Sirk's contradictions, a picture emerged of somebody obviously drawn to "demonstrative" leftist theatre and the dramaturgical subversions of Greek tragedy as a way to survive in the Hollywood productio... Read all