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March 25, 2005
Written on the Wind
Written on the Wind (1956), Douglas Sirk:
Sirk as the father of the soap opera? I can see it here. It's not the completely indulgent pulpy goodness of Imitation of Life; instead it's a well-balanced love triangle/quadrangle that unfolds perfectly. Lauren Bacall is a little awkward, caught halfway between sultry and stately, but she plays excellently between Rock Hudson and Robert Stack.
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Posted by bing at March 25, 2005 02:10 PM