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Magnificent Obsession [1954]


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Rock Hudson became a beefcake star playing a self-absorbed, thrill-chasing millionaire playboy in the first of Douglas Sirk's glossy Technicolor melodramas. In a classic example of the wicked machinations of soap opera fate, Hudson's showboating antics kill the most saintly man in motion-picture history and stalk his newlywed widow (Jane Wyman), driving her into an accident that leaves her blind. The kindly attentions of a bohemian painter and part-time guardian angel help turn Hudson's life around, and he rejects his irresponsible lifestyle and dedicates himself to his new "magnificent obsession" of philanthropy and good deeds, meanwhile romancing Wyman in a sincere, soft-spoken voice and with a phony name. Magnificent Obsession was a huge success and established a style Sirk would refine through the 1950s, reaching a baroque peak in Written on the Wind and culminating with what may be his most successful and most famous film, Imitation of Life. Compared to his later successes, this is arch and flat, lacking the ironic edge and luscious style of his best films, but it's an exceedingly handsome production in bold, bright colors where swooning romance and life-saving operations define life as an emotional roller coaster of mythic proportions. --Sean Axmaker

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Synopsis

A wealthy, selfish man crashes his speedboat and is resusitated by a rescue team with equipment that is then unavailable to help a generous local hero, leading to his death. He then falls for the man's widow but she is put off by his brash nature, leading him to reinvent himself to win her over.

Magnificent... Movie!!!
Review date: 2008-08-22 Rating: 10 out of 10

Douglas Sirk is probably one of the best Directors ever to walk the grounds of Hollywood! In this film, he skillfully puts together one of the most magical couples in celluloid, Hudson and Wyman. A true textbook melodrama, Sirk has the hability to take it to the boundaries of kitsch, but without ever crossing it, maintaining "good taste" all the way through!. A must see, like any movie these 3 (Sirk, Wyamn and Hudson) ever made together!

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Actor(s):
Jane Wyman
Barbara Rush
Rock Hudson
Otto Kruger
Agnes Moorehead

Creators:
Jane Wyman (Primary Contributor)
Rock Hudson (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Universal Pictures UK
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UK
EAN: 5050582545791
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-05-05
Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region code: 2
Running time: 104 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1954-10-29
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: German (Original Language)

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