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Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk

1987 · 45 min

A quiet, fly-on-the-wall look behind the camera that rewards patience with glimpses of craft and personality.

Overview
Documentary about the shooting of BOURBON STREET BLUES.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • work
  • aging
  • memory
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Gustavo Graef-Marino
Written by
Gustavo Graef-Marino
Starring
Douglas Sirk, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Michael Ballhaus, Annemarie Düringer, Doris Schade
Cinematography
Bernie Stampfer
Runtime
45 min
Country
Germany

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