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Written on the Wind - Criterion Collection |
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Written on the Wind - Criterion Collection
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by Criterion
Sales Rank: 12592
Price: $19.49
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Bathed in lurid Technicolor, melodrama maestro Douglas Sirk's <I>Written on the Wind</I> is the stylishly debauched tale of a Texas oil magnate brought down by the excesses of his spoiled offspring. Features an all-star quartet that includes Robert Stack as a pistol-packin' alcoholic playboy; Lauren Bacall as his long-suffering wife; Rock Hudson as his earthy best friend; and Dorothy Malone (who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar© for her performance) as his nymphomaniac sister.
Viewer Reviews
"Written on the Wind" is gaudy, garish bauble - a perfect piece of escapism. True, Douglas Sirk's films have more to offer than what is just on the surface, as professional film historians would attest. But in terms of pure entertainment, how can you beat Dorothy Malone as the blackmailing sex bomb Marylee Hadley dancing in an orgiastic frenzy while everyone's lives are literally being destroyed around her? Or Robert Stack as boozy, bombastic Kyle Hadley, who keeps a girly gun underneath his pillow at night and can't cope with the knowledge of being seemingly impotent? (Is that pearl inlay on that tiny piece?) Then there's red-socked Mitch Wayne, played by Rock Hudson. Everyone wants Mitch Wayne, including ultimately Kyle's wife, Lucy (played by Lauren Bacall), nympho Marylee, and even subconsciously Kyle himself. This is fun and over-the-top, and it's easy to see why the wonderful Pedro Almodovar is an admirer!
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