Douglas Sirk Collection (Has Anybody Seen My Gal / All I Desire / Magnificent Obsession / All That Heaven Allows / Written on the Wind / the Tarnished Angels / Imi...)[Region 2]

United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Black & White, Box Set, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: These seven films covered the decade of the fifties, starting with Has Anyone Seen My Gal? and finishing with what has to be the ultimate full blown melodrama 'Imitation of Life', cemented Sirk's reputation and future. His influence is still felt today in the work of Todd Haynes, Rainer Fassbinder, John Walters, Martin Scorsese and others. Has Anyone Seen My Gal? (1952): A rare comedy from Sirk, but still dealing with family issues and status. Samuel Futon (Charles Coburn) decides to leave his millions to the family of a lost love. However, he tests their worthiness by taking a room in the family home, working for the family business and secretly donating a large amount of money. A good cast of Universal contract players led by Piper Laurie and the emerging young Rock Hudson. All I Desire (1953): Naomi Murdock played by Barbara Stanwyck, returns to the hometown she deserted to follow her acting career. She encounters much conflict with the people she left behind. Stanwyck goes to town in a very immoral and, certainly for the time, daring role as she flirts and tries to manipulate all around. Magnificent Obsession (1954): The one that really started it all and made Rock Hudson a star, in this classic love story with more ups and downs than a rollercoaster and just as bumpy. Rich spoilt brat, Bob Merrick (Rock Hudson) has an accident, using the only respirator in the town, thus causing the dea...Douglas Sirk Collection - 7-DVD Box Set ( Has Anybody Seen My Gal / All I Desire / Magnificent Obsession / All That Heaven Allows / Written on the Wind / The Tarnished Angels / Imi

Douglas Sirk Collection - 7-DVD Box Set ( Has Anybody Seen My Gal / All I Desire / Magnificent Obses
Douglas Sirk Collection - 7-DVD Box Set
Has Anybody Seen My Gal / All I Desire / Magnificent Obsession / All That Heaven Allows / Written on