Written on the wind / Universal-International presents ; screenplay by George Zuckerman ; produced by Albert Zugsmith ; directed by Douglas Sirk.

Blu-ray special edition.

[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2022]

1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

The Technicolor expressionism of Douglas Sirk reached a fever pitch with this operatic tragedy, which finds the director pushing his florid visuals and his critiques of American culture to their subversive extremes. Alcoholism, nymphomania, impotence, and deadly jealousy; these are just some of the toxins coursing through a massively wealthy, degenerate Texan oil family. When a sensible secretary has the misfortune of marrying the clan₂s neurotic scion, it drives a wedge between him and his lifelong best friend that unleashes a maelstrom of psychosexual angst and fury. Featuring an unforgettably debauched, Oscar-winning supporting performance by Dorothy Malone and some of Sirk₂s most eye-popping mise-en-scn̈e, this film is as perverse a family portrait as has ever been splashed across the screen.

Written on the wind (Motion picture)

Images / Video & Film

English

February 21, 2022

Director of photography, Russell Matty ; editor, Russell F. Schoengarth ; music, Frank Skinner.

Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Robert Keith.

Blu-ray; monaural, wide screen (1.85:1); requires Blu-ray player.

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