Douglas Sirk Filmmaker and Philosopher - Robert B Pippin French analyst becomes embroiled in a

analyst becomes embroiled in a murky world of deceit and counter-plotting when trying to discover who assassinated his colleagues

is a visually sumptuous affair telling the story of a notorious courtesan and showgirl reduced to appearing in a circus

8½  may be the definitive film about filmmaking

She too hits the town with other men

Douglas Sirk Filmmaker and Philosopher - Robert B Pippin French analyst becomes embroiled in a'Douglas Sirk Filmmaker and Philosopher by Robert B. Pippin' (Bloomsbury Academic) Pippin explores three of Sirk's Hollywood melodramas deeply to give both a deeper understanding of the cinematic aesthetic choices at play and the director's commentary on mid twentieth century American life.