Description |
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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optical rdarm |
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mono rdacpc |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. |
System Details |
Blu-ray; region A, monaural, wide screen (1.85:1); requires Blu-ray player. |
Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
Cast |
Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Robert Keith. |
Summary |
The Technicolor expressionism of Douglas Sirk reached a fever pitch with this operatic tragedy, which finds the director pushing his florid visuals and his critiques of American culture to their subversive extremes. Alcoholism, nymphomania, impotence, and deadly jealousy; these are just some of the toxins coursing through a massively wealthy, degenerate Texan oil family. When a sensible secretary has the misfortune of marrying the clan₂s neurotic scion, it drives a wedge between him and his lifelong best friend that unleashes a maelstrom of psychosexual angst and fury. Featuring an unforgettably debauched, Oscar-winning supporting performance by Dorothy Malone and some of Sirk₂s most eye-popping mise-en-scn̈e, this film is as perverse a family portrait as has ever been splashed across the screen. |
Subject |
Families -- Texas -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Texas -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Rich people -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Texas -- Videodiscs. |
Genre |
Drama.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Blu-ray discs.
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Added Author |
Sirk, Douglas, 1897-1987, film director.
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Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985, actor.
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Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014, actor.
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Stack, Robert, 1919-2003, actor.
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Malone, Dorothy, actor.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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ISBN |
9781681439112 |
Standard No. |
715515268417 |
Music No. |
CC3329BD The Criterion Collection |
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