Sun 9 - Tue 11 Nov
The Technicolor expressionism of Douglas Sirk reached a fever pitch with Written on the Wind, an 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.
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- Written on the Wind on Tue 11 Nov is part of our Cinébites deal: get 30% off any main dish in the Café & Bar with a valid ticket for Club Shed members.