Magnificent obsession is a 1954 technicolor drama romantic film directed by douglas sirk starring jane wyman and rock hudson. Douglas so prominently, but he was the author of the robe, which was the highest grossing movie of 1953. Now considered one of the forefathers of folk horror for his groundbreaking masterpiece witchfinder. The movie jaws was playing, which i suppose has become standard fare for independence day television viewing. Magnificent obsession 1954 movie clip ill never have to see him again rich bachelor bob rock hudson, hurt in a speedboat wreck, has discharged himself from a small hospital and finds out that joyce jane wyman, who picks him up, is the wife of the chief doctor whose death, he further learns, he helped cause, in douglas sirks. Douglass 1929 potboiler with irene dunne as the widowed helen hudson and robert taylor as bob merrick. Stahl, with irene dunne, robert taylor, charles butterworth, at turner classic movies. Magnificent obsession was a melange of halfbaked and drastically underdramatized subplots, but it began and ended memorably. Magnificent obsessions the current the criterion collection. Download magnificent obsession yts yify movies torrents download.
A 16page interior booklet features photos, a chapter listing, cast and crew credits, dvd credits, and an essay on the film by geoffrey obrien. He and i were doing a gig for the same band and while i would like to say we immediately bonded, i have to admit that our friendship was fueled over time by our mutual love of music. This is a wonderful movie of the fifties, with a cast of stars that in today. Writerdirector michael reeves passed away on february 11th 1969, aged just 25. To capitalize on this newly earned stardom, sirk and hudson as well as jane wyman, the star of magnificent obsession made all that heaven allows, another movie ostensibly about a young hunk in love with an older, more conventional.
However, while it does share some elements in common a hitman inadvertently blinds a young singer and sets out to make amends for his. When churlish, spoiled rich man bob merrick foolishly wrecks his speed boat, the rescue team resuscitates him with equipment thats therefore unavailable to aid a local hero, dr. It was one of four of his books that were eventually made into blockbuster motion pictures, the other three being the. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The two versions of magnificent obsession are available together in a dvd package released by criterion. Douglas 1929 magnificent obsession book dealt with a playboys urge to restore the eyesight of the woman he had accidentally blinded, anthony slides latest explores the lives and times of movie buffs. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Douglass 1929 potboiler with irene dunne as the widowed helen hudson and robert taylor as bob merrick, the sportsmanturneddoctor who shakes up her world. Director bernard herzbrun art director bill thomas costume designer bud westmore makeup corson jowett soundsound designer david s. In 1935, unsung hollywood director john stahl tackled lloyd c. Stahl, and stars irene dunne, robert taylor, charles butterworth, and betty furness. But magnificent obsession is not a good movie, and its only good sirk to those completely sold on the director s style.
A magnificent obsession for he satisfies the longing. Jan 20, 2009 this, highly abstracted, is the plot of magnificent obsession, a 1929 best seller by lloyd c. The magnificent obsession of michael reeves 2019 rotten. Phillips had helped many people, and when merrick learns phillips secret, to.
Its good because the directors good and the leads rule. Find related and similar companies as well as employees by title and much more. Read the full synopsis of magnificent obsession, 1954, directed by douglas sirk, with jane wyman, rock hudson, agnes moorehead, at turner classic movies. Now after knowing joseph for fourteen years, im touched by how kind, humorous. Nicholson art director frank skinner composer music score joseph e. I first met joseph patrick moore in the spring of 2000. Its interesting that the ad mentions author lloyd c. The life of spoiled rich robert merrick is saved through the use of a hospitals only resuscitator, but because the medical device cannot be in two places at once, it results in the death of dr. Rock hudsons car is one of the most interesting items in this movie.
It isnt even, by the measure of your average sirk enthusiast, his first masterpiece. Hudson, a selfless, brilliant surgeon and generous philanthropist. Its the kind of film where a lecture about the radical power of kindness compares the crucifixion of christ to the act of turning on a light bulb. It is based on the book of the same title by lloyd c. If youre familiar with the movie, this is a very tense.
Sirks best movies indeed cut under the surface of the fifties consumer lie, and it is possible to interpret the films as critiques of the artificial construction of hollywood movie reality. Rock hudson plays bob merrick, a reckless playboy who is indirectly responsible for the death of a kindly and muchbeloved doctor. The 1935 and 1954 versions of magnificent obsession the. Sirk sometimes claimed that the story was based distantly on the greek legend of alcestis. Mason, victor heerman, and george oneil, directed by john m. Director douglas sirk did not like the plot of this complicated melodrama and did not want to make it at all, but he was under contract with universal. Magnificent obsession 1954 movie clip dont look shocked.
Douglas spiritual novel magnificent obsession is in its own way as successful as the first filmed in 1935 in glossing over the plot holes and logic gaps in the original novel. Magnificent obsession 1954 the criterion collection. Now considered one of the forefathers of folk horror for his groundbreaking masterpiece witchfinder general 1968 reeves certainly left his mark as a director. The bluray brings generally positive picture and audio along with a solid roster of bonus materials. In the first chapter, a feckless young playboy got knocked on the head in a sailing accident and was saved by the use of an inhalator, while unbeknownst to him a great brain surgeon died for want of the same inhalator. When churlish, spoiled rich man bob merrick foolishly. Magnificent obsession is arguably director douglas sirks masterpiece, even though there are many who find it campy or ridiculous. Director douglas sirk created the look of america in the 1950s in his romantic melodrama. Stahl, the wonderfully precise cutting especially in the first 10 minutes which keeps cutting to and away from the moments of crisis both. But the screenplay and direction make an asset of this fact, accepting it at face value and saying, so its ridiculous. Deemed one of the most influential and motivated fitness trainers, ct fletcher. Steven curtis chapman has a song called magnificent obsession.
Second unit director or assistant director 3 sound department 2 special. Find movie and film cast and crew information for magnificent obsession 1954. The sirkhudson connection the current the criterion. The magnificent obsession of michael reeves movies. Magnificent obsession 1935 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Robert paul business profile magnificent obsession movie.
The latest film from pedro almodovar stars antonio banderas as salvador mallo, a movie director in late middle age. Directed by 1 writing credits 6 cast 48 produced by 1 music by 1. Costume design by 1 makeup department 2 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 3 sound department 2 special effects by 1 music department 2 other crew 2 see agents for this cast. Now, are twilight, the dark knight, and the avengers fans as consumed with passion for their idols as, say, the warring. Interviews from 2008 with filmmakers allison anders and kathryn bigelow, in which they pay tribute to director. Magnificent obsession cast and crew cast photos and info. With jane wyman, rock hudson, agnes moorehead, otto kruger. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of magnificent obsession with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Douglas sirks magnificent obsession slant magazine. Some sources suggest john woos the killer 1989 is a further remake of magnificent obsession. Magnificent obsession is a beautiful, albeit cheesy, melodrama that burst with luscious set pieces and repressed emotion. Magnificent obsession is a 1954 melodrama directed by douglas sirk and written by robert rees and wells root.
Magnificent obsession 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As i was watching the magnificent obsession of michael reeves, the new documentary from filmmaker dima ballin, i found myself wondering, 50 years on from his death, just how far reaching among movie buffs at large reeves and his films are. Hudsons secret journal, a television drama which aired in syndication from 1955 to 1957 78 episodes. Interview from 2009 with screenwriter robert blees. On the positive, it does give me the chance to take a first look at films from people who others have revered for years, and this time it turns out to be german director douglas sirks magnificent obsession. To make matters worse, merricks attempts to make amends inadvertently deprive phillips widow of her eyesight. Magnificent obsession criterion collection is a twodisc release, packaged in a standardsized clear plastic case with a staggered double tray. Magnificent obsession yify subtitles download, yts subtitles magnificent obsession in any format. The magnificent obsession of michael reeves 2019 imdb.
With irene dunne, robert taylor, charles butterworth, betty furness. It had been several years since id seen it, and i picked up at of course the fourth of july scene on the beach. Stahls 1935 adaptation of the same novel, newly restored. But only sirk followers sold on the directors style will find magnificent obsession to be a good movie. Robert blees adopted the lloyd douglas novel that served as sirks imprint on american audiences. View robert pauls business profile as director at magnificent obsession movie. Indeed, the plot of obsession is ridiculous just as it was in its original version, something of which sirk himself was aware. He made nine films before fleeing nazi germany, eventually coming to america. Apr 08, 2010 the authors follows the making, and unmaking, of the magnificent ambersons, a movie that orson welles believed was the death of his hollywood career. Apr 12, 2017 screen director s playhouse is a popular radio and television anthology series which brought leading hollywood actors to the nbc microphones beginning in 1949.
Screen directors playhouse magnificent obsession, with irene dunn february, 1949 by a room with a view. Douglas sirk remembers 1991, a documentary by eckhart schmidt. Jan 23, 2009 d ouglas sirks magnificent obsession wasnt the german expatriates first film made in hollywood, his first collaboration with frothy producer ross hunter, or his first dabbling in the genre of melodrama. Magnificent obsession 1954 directed by douglas sirk. Aug 26, 2019 the magnificent obsession of michael reeves makes no attempt to sanctify but to engage and celebrate, which it does with style and affection. Magnificent obsession 1954 douglas sirk cast and crew.
As a director, douglas sirk showed an excellent eye for visuals but his preference for sappy melodrama means magnificent obsession provokes too many eye rolls. The patient was sleeping, so i sat down and began to watch. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. Magnificent obsession trailer turner classic movies. Magnificent obsession film analysis senses of cinema. Screen directors playhouse magnificent obsession, with. Magnificent obsession is a 1935 drama film based on the novel of the same name by lloyd c.
Magnificent obsession director xan daughter of actor john cassavetes z channel a magnificent obsession harkens back to a time when a single pay cable tv outlet could offer more quality and variety than all the hbos and showtimes of the world combined. Magnificent obsession 1954 official trailer, organic. Merrick falls for hudsons widow, helen, though she holds him. His bestknown films, made during the 1950sall of them melodramaswere magnificent obsession, all that heaven allows, the tarnished angels, written on the wind, and imitation of life made in 1958, released in 1959. Magnificent obsession a 1954 film directed by douglas sirk. Magnificent obsession by douglas sirk douglas sirk, jane. Criterions doubledisc edition of magnificent obsession shines a light on two directors, four stars, and one author. 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. Although he was only 25 when he died michael reeves opened up genre cinema to new possibilities. Jan 20, 2009 magnificent obsession movie yify subtitles. Magnificent obsession, starring rock hudson and jane wyman, directed by douglas sirk 1954 original poster for magnificent obsession, 1954. Jan 21, 2009 hudson became a huge star as a result of being in magnificent obsession. It is too bad that stahl is so underrated visavis sirk at least, because beneath the absurdity of the plot motor the christic lefthandrighthand formula, and beneath even the compositional purity that undercuts the silliness of script credit.
The creators of generation iron bring you the untold story of sixtime world champion power lifter, and baddest ma of all time, ct fletcher. A rich playboy whose recklessness inadvertently causes the death of a prominent doctor tries to make amends to his widow, and falls for her in the process. Rock hudsons breakthrough role, in this remake of magnificent obsession 1935. Z channel a magnificent obsession is a pretty damn good documentary about one of the first and possibly the best from the sound of it if nothing else cable movie channels ever. Reclaiming obsession as something more practical than madness the clarity of vision and the strength, talent and intelligence to make ones dreams into reality more than justifies. Magnificent obsession 1954 yts subtitles yify subtitles.
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