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Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

Switzerland / Germany / France, August 2022
FILM, Documentary, 76 min.

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directed by
Roman Hüben
Written by
Roman Hüben
Status
In distribution

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 Through the testimonies of those closest to him and the unpublished accounts in his wife's diary, we get closer to this man surrounded by mystery. We discover his world and his story, marked by hope and disillusionment, by death and, of course, by love.

Un ritratto sotto forma d’indagine del maestro del melodramma, Douglas Sirk. La sua vita è stata il melodramma per eccellenza, a cui si sono ispirati tutti i suoi film. Attraverso le testimonianze delle persone a lui più vicine e i racconti inediti del diario della moglie, ci avviciniamo a quest'uomo circondato dal mistero. Scopriamo il suo mondo e la sua storia, segnata dalla speranza e dalla disillusione, dalla morte e, naturalmente, dall’amore.

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World Premiere
August 2022
Original Version
French, English, German,  colour, DCP, 76 min.
ISAN
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Production
Picfilm, Berlin Producers Media, Acqua Alta, La Bête
Producer
Nicola Genni, Christophe Gougeon, Stefan Pannen, Fabrizio Polpettini
directed by
Roman Hüben
Written by
Roman Hüben
Cinemato­graphy
Mathieu Gaudet
Editing
Marylou Vergez
Location Sound Mix
Camille Bonard, Timothée Zurbuchen
Sound Editing
Riccardo Studer, Alessandra Modugno
Sound Design
Riccardo Studer
Re-Recording Mix
Riccardo Studer
Music
Martin Perret

Cast

Hanna Schygulla

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