WRITTEN ON THE WIND (1956)

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WRITTEN ON THE WIND (1956)

Posted: 1/7/16 at 1:08pm

Anybody else a fan? Roger Ebert wrote a great essay about it:

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-written-on-the-wind-1956

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WRITTEN ON THE WIND (1956)

Posted: 1/7/16 at 1:13pm

Borstalboy said: "Anybody else a fan? Roger Ebert wrote a great essay about it:

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-written-on-the-wind-1956

I am a huge fan of this and Douglas Sirk's other films. On the surface it's sudsy melodrama, but don't be fooled. Look closer and it's oh, so much more than what meets the eye...and what can I say about Dorothy Malone in this: Total whore/bitch-goddess. Rock Hudson at his swooniest. Lauren Bacall cast in a role against type.

I look forward to reading the essay.

I own the Criterion Collection version.

WRITTEN ON THE WIND (1956)

Posted: 1/7/16 at 1:15pm

Ebert writes:

To appreciate a film like “Written on the Wind” probably takes more sophistication than to understand one of Ingmar Bergman's masterpieces, because Bergman's themes are visible and underlined, while with Sirk the style conceals the message.

BINGO!

WRITTEN ON THE WIND (1956)

Posted: 1/7/16 at 3:10pm

I love Dorothy Malone's "cup o' crazy" performance! It's so deliciously over-the-top. It's brilliant and hilariously campy to me. She won the Oscar for it, too!

I can't decide whether it's the best or worst acting performance.

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WRITTEN ON THE WIND (1956)

Posted: 1/7/16 at 3:21pm

That character is such a scene-stealer, I can't imagine any actor being demure with it.

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