Post by spiderwort on Feb 14, 2021 1:39:23 GMT
Really appreciate your thoughtful comments, Bill. I'm big fan of this film, my favorite of all Sirk films, after Imitation of Life, Written on the Wind, and The Tarnished Angels. Its themes of loss, loneliness, and the healing power of nature really resonate with me. I love that Sirk became an iconic director, as you note, by transforming "women's films" into substantive social critiques of the era. So many of his films made in the studio system just weren't that good. I think A Time to Love and a Time to Die is another exception, and maybe The Magnificent Obsession, though I don't hold that in the same esteem. It's still worth a look though, because I think it's his first American foray into in the "woman's film" genre.