Thurs 13 July | 13:00 | Pálás Screen 1

2022 | Switzerland | 76’ | Documentary

Roman Hüben’s debut is an investigative portrait of the master of cinematic Hollywood melodramas, Douglas Sirk, responsible for landmark films such as All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Written on the Wind (1956).

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 Through the testimonies of those closest to him and the unpublished accounts in his wife’s diary, we get closer to this man surrounded by mystery.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

Irish Premiere

Director/Writer: Roman Hueben
Producer: Nicola Genni
Cast: Hanna Schygulla