Tag: Melodrama

1955, Movies

All That Heaven Allows (1955, Douglas Sirk)

Sometimes I feel like Sirk is the Norman Rockwell of old Hollywood: everything is so hyper-idealized. But I guess Winslow Homer is a better comparison, everything looks good, but things are lurking. The colours are all so intense and lightning is so dramatic. I know some people love Sirk for his sets and costumes and …