An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.
6 August 1904, Arkansas, USA
6 October 1904, Manhattan, New York, USA
9 December 1931, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 February 1929, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
6 December 1900, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA
3 March 1934, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
16 March 1897, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
28 August 1915, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
August 31, 1902 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
6 May 1921, Canton, Ohio, USA
23 June 1915, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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27 March 1931, Naponee, Nebraska, USA
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5 January 1917, St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
14 January 1892, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
July 13, 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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5 November 1899, Knightstown, Indiana, USA
22 March 1917, Los Angeles, California, USA
August 31, 1902 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
June 9, 1903 in Tucson, Arizona, USA
22 May 1934, Chicago, Illinois, USA
July 20, 1885 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA
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August 21, 2009
Sirk benefited immeasurably from the fact that the chief subject of his crazy cinema was postwar America.February 09, 2006
Beneath the stunningly lovely visuals -- all expressionist colours, reflections, and frames-within-frames, used to produce a precise symbolism -- lies a kernel of terrifying despairSeptember 04, 2004
A masterpiece (1955) by one of the most inventive and recondite directors ever to work in Hollywood, Douglas Sirk.October 16, 2007
Hudson is handsome and somewhat wooden. Laconic of speech, and imbued with an angel's patience and understanding, it's at times hard to understand his passion for the widow, what with pretty girls just spoilingfor his attention.August 03, 2014
Works as a straightforward melodrama, but is so meticulously crafted by a visual master that it provides endless material for those who wish to mine for deeper social commentary.October 16, 2007
One of Sirk's finest films.May 26, 2006
'Time, if anything, will vindicate Douglas Sirk,' wrote Andrew Sarris in 1968. He was right.October 16, 2007
Romance novel in narrative this transcends its genre with visual depth and perceptive socio-cultural insights.October 18, 2008
A classic and beautiful film for those who love romantic storiesFebruary 07, 2006
When Carey (Jane Wyman) first visits the Andersons, friends of Ron (Rock Hudson), Thoreau's Walden is placed on the table. She then reads a passage in which he describes the "mass of men living lives of quiet desperation," a summation of her life.March 25, 2006
Solid and sensible drama plainly had to give way to outright emotional bulldozing and a paving of easy clichés.July 13, 2014
Proof that there is artistry and glory in a genre that never had to apologise for itself, not when it was this confident, beautiful, and good.