Review of Written on the Wind (1956) by Jens T — 28 Jan 2012
Douglas Sirk's Written on the Wind is among his finest dramas that is the closest to what the real 50s was like, and how the society was slowly but surly drifting towards the more liberal and honest structure we have today. This drama deal with such theme's as paranoia, alcoholism and infertility, which was many problems of that time.
Mitch Wayne (Rock Hudson), a geologist for the oil company walks into a meeting room and meets the new secretary Lucy Moore (Lauren Bacall). They both goes out a date the same day. But at the restaurant they meet Kyle Hadley (Robert Stack) son of an oil baron and Mitch life-long friend. He's an alcoholic and suffering from paranoia, but when he meets the woman of his life he suddenly stops, but what's gonna happened when the woman he loves can't give him a child.
Written on the Wind is a great drama film with a lot of powerful acting performances, with real strong emotions. And is probably the closest thing we come to the real dogmatic 50s. Thumbs up.
This review of Written on the Wind (1956) was written by Jens T on 28 Jan 2012.
Written on the Wind has generally received very positive reviews.
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