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Tag: Douglas Sirk

In Their Words

Born On This Day — April 26, 1897

April 26, 2014December 4, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Your camera is the best critic there is. Critics never see as much as the camera does. It is more perceptive than the human eye. These happy endings all express the weak and sly promise that the world is not … Continue reading Born On This Day — April 26, 1897

In Their Words

In Their Words — Saturday, August 10, 2013

August 10, 2013December 9, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I have always been trusting my audience to have imagination. Otherwise they should stay out of the cinema. You have to leave something open. The moment you start preaching in a film, the moment you want to teach your audience, … Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, August 10, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Friday, April 26, 2013

April 26, 2013December 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

So slowly in my mind formed the idea of melodrama, a form I found to perfection in American pictures. They were naive, they were that something completely different. They were completely Art-less. —Douglas Sirk Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, April 26, 2013

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