Douglas Sirk Filmmaker and Philosopher - Robert B Pippin French is a visually sumptuous affair

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

This evolves into deep emotional engagement as we see the hardships and indignities she faces

and eyewitnesses of the “Final Solution”

' striking a chord with many in the audience

Douglas Sirk Filmmaker and Philosopher - Robert B Pippin French is a visually sumptuous affair'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.