Written on the Wind (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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The Technicolor expressionism of Douglas Sirk reached a fever pitch with this operatic tragedy, which finds the director pushing his florid visuals and his critiques of American culture to their subversive extremes. Alcoholism, nymphomania, impotence, and deadly jealousy—these are just some of the toxins coursing through a massively wealthy, degenerate Texan oil family. When a sensible secretary (Lauren Bacall) has the misfortune of marrying the clan’s neurotic scion (Robert Stack), it drives a wedge between him and his lifelong best friend (Rock Hudson) that unleashes a maelstrom of psychosexual angst and fury. Featuring an unforgettably debauched, Oscar-winning supporting performance by Dorothy Malone and some of Sirk’s most eye-popping mise-en-scène, Written on the Wind is as perverse a family portrait as has ever been splashed across the screen.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• Acting for Douglas Sirk, a 2008 documentary featuring archival interviews with Sirk; actors Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, and Dorothy Malone; and producer Albert Zugsmith
• New interview with film scholar Patricia White about the film and melodrama
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by filmmaker and critic Blair McClendon

MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.58 x 5.14 x 0.58 inches; 5.92 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Douglas Sirk
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray
Release date ‏ : ‎ February 1, 2022
Actors ‏ : ‎ Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Robert Keith
Studio ‏ : ‎ The Criterion Collection
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09LX1F7NW
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1