It has been claimed that it was populist trash primarily targeted at female audiences. Stahls film of the 1929 novel magnificent obsession 1935. It was one of four of his books that were eventually made into blockbuster motion pictures, the other three being the robe, white banners and the big fisherman. Trailer for douglas sirks 1954 film magnificent obsession, starring rock hudson and jane wyman. When churlish, spoiled rich man bob merrick foolishly wrecks his speed boat, the rescue team resuscitates him with equipment thats therefore unavailable to aid a local hero, dr. Lloyd c douglas was a dear man, im sure, as an author i found him a bit sophomoric, but nonetheless, enjoyable.
Phillips has a heart attack and needs the same machine. Douglas 1929 novel of the same name the first film version, made in 1935, starred irene dunne and robert taylor, magnificent obsession was a huge hit and the first major hollywood success for sirk, who spent the next five years putting out a series of similarly weepy dramas before retiring from. I happened upon this film years ago as a film student and loved it. Magnificent obsession 1935 helen hudson irene dunne is left widowed and penniless after the hospital is unable to save the life of her charitable husband, dr. Magnificent obsession film by stahl 1935 britannica. I hate i missed out on seeing it recently and would love for it to be shown on tcm. Subtitles magnificent obsession 1935 free download. Hudsons death, helen learns that he secretly embarked on a philosophy his magnificent obsession of helping others without any material return for a better world, which led to him spending all his money on others. With jane wyman, rock hudson, agnes moorehead, otto kruger. Magnificent obsession by douglas sirk douglas sirk, jane. Stahl, and stars irene dunne, robert taylor, charles butterworth, and betty furness. Mason, victor heerman e george oneil, dirigido por john m. John stahls original is undeniably the more serious one, while douglas sirks remake has more of a glossy quality.
These range from matters of reception to production. The 1935 and 1954 versions of magnificent obsession the new. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Rock hudson plays bob merrick, a reckless playboy who is indirectly responsible for the death of a kindly and muchbeloved doctor. Reckless playboy robert merrick rock hudson is in a boat accident, and his condition requires a resuscitator to save his life. Thus begins one of douglas sirks most flamboyant master classes in melodrama, a delirious technicolor mix of the sudsy and. Slowly and carefullyfor he was still limp from his battle with pneumonia, resultant from the prolonged use of a lungmotor in the inexperienced hands of excited peopletwo nurses had trundled young merrick up to the wellappointed solarium. Mason, victor heerman, and george oneil, directed by john m. Watch magnificent obsession online stream full movie directv. With irene dunne, robert taylor, charles butterworth, betty furness. The holl ywood reporter was particularly impressed, saying that the film comes as near as can be to the title of the perfect picture.
It had lately become common chatter at brightwood hospitalbetter known for three hundred. Magnificent obsession 1935 melodrama research group. John stahl this is a sweet romance film that i think is definitely worth watching. How appropriate then that this books main subject centers around his old boss, the galilean from nazareth. His others books, are in the same vein, and worth reading, especially white banners, which is also made into a film, with the same overtones as magnificent obsession. Other articles where magnificent obsession is discussed. One of hollywoods great melodramas, magnificent obsession is not in any way spoilt by its nonsensical plot. Magnificent obsession is a 1954 technicolor drama romantic film directed by douglas sirk starring jane wyman and rock hudson.
When helen and bobby do meet, without each knowing who the other is, there is an immediate attraction between the two. Roberta 1935 comedy, drama, musical, romance feature. A man who has ruined a womans life attempts to make good on his debt to her and his conscience in this sudsy drama based on a bestselling novel by lloyd c. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. John subsequently challenged some misconceptions relating to magnificent obsession. Lloyd cassel douglas, 18771951, was a minister before he was an author. Stahl, 4 estrelado por irene dunne, robert taylor, charles butterworth e betty furness. Released by decca records in 1954 dl 8078 containing music from magnificent obsession 1954. Douglas sirk is known as the melodrama man,but all his movies are not exactly what we call melodrama. Magnificent obsession is a 1935 film starring irene dunne and robert taylor.
Due to his philanthropy and his wife helens accident, she jane wyman has very little money. Magnificent obsession 1935 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Magnificent obsession 1935 magnificent obsession 1935. Magnificent obsession 1936 robert taylor was a handsome young leading man at mgm with a handful of screen appearances and a bright future in 1935, but it was a film he made on loan to universal studios that made him a star. The story has minor modifications, actually updates and color, but the black and white movie of 1935 is better and better. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing magnificent obsession 1935 near you. Magnificent obsessions, a canadian documentary tv series z channel. A rich playboy whose recklessness inadvertently causes the death of a prominent doctor tries to make amends to his widow, and falls for her in the process. All that heaven allows andtarnished angels are closer to realist stories. Criterions doubledisc edition of magnificent obsession shines a light on two directors, four stars, and one author. Magnificent obsession 1936 movie clip what loneliness.
Magnificent obsession 1935 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. In 1935 stahl directed magnificent obsession, in which robert taylor starred as an irresponsible man whose recklessness indirectly causes the death of a doctor and later contributes to the doctors widow dunne going blind. In casting a shadow of ambiguity over the magnificent obsession that guides the film s characters towards hope and, in merricks case, redemption, sirks magnificent obsession moves us far from the missionaccomplished, rewardsreceived, lifegoeson resolution to douglass novel and from the more nuanced happy ending to stahls. Magnificent obsession 1935 the movie database tmdb. Magnificent obsession 1935 subtitles opensubtitles. A magnificent obsession, a film channel documentary disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term. The story of a womans need for a man that will become one of the great emotional thrills of your li. The life of spoiled rich robert merrick is saved through the use of a hospitals only resuscitator, but because the medical device cannot be in two places at once, it results in the death of dr. Magnificent obsession is a 1935 drama film based on the novel of the same name by lloyd c. Douglas spiritual novel magnificent obsession is in its own way as successful as the first filmed in 1935 in glossing over the plot holes and logic gaps in the original novel.
When magnificent obsession was released in 1954, the director had already been working in hollywood for a decade, figuring out how to take the studios preference for kitsch, craziness and trashiness, as sirk once described this film s material, and turn it into something nearer to art. Magnificent obsession film analysis senses of cinema. Magnificent obsession 1954 yify download movie torrent. Douglass 1929 potboiler with irene dunne as the widowed helen hudson and robert taylor as bob. Thats not to say that sirks 1954 remake of a 1935 film, and adaptation of the 1929 novel by lloyd c.
It has also been the view that the 1935 film the 1954 version was a remake of was obscure. All you need to do is click on the appropriate link, download the free subtitles, and attach them to your video. Magnificent obsession 1954 the criterion collection. Hudson, a selfless, brilliant surgeon and generous philanthropist. Magnificent obsession 1935 1230 1935 us drama, romance 1h 52m user score. Magnificent obsession, was his first book written and published after he retired from the pulpit around 1928. And while all that heaven allows 1955 and imitation of life 1959 are beloved by cinephilies as masterpieces, magnificent obsession is not among that canon. A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic geoffrey o brien additional features. Apr 23, 2015 magnificent obsession soundtrack from 1954, composed by frederic chopin, frank skinner, johann strauss ii, ludwig van beethoven. The screenplay was written by robert blees and wells root, after the 1929 book magnificent obsession by lloyd c. His magnificent obsession, published in 1929 and first filmed in 1935 with irene dunne and robert taylor directed by john m.
Download magnificent obsession yts yify movies torrents download. Magnificent obsession poster for 1935 film version. Read the full synopsis of magnificent obsession, 1954, directed by douglas sirk, with jane wyman, rock hudson, agnes moorehead, at turner classic movies. Helen irene dunne has met lifelong pal joyce betty furness at the dock in new york, explaining how shes now married to her father, much joy until arriving at the hospital, early in the first movie version of magnificent obsession, 1936, costar robert taylor just introduced. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with helen falling in. Merrick falls for hudsons widow, helen, though she holds him.
Magnificent obsession premiere at radio city music hall in new yor k on december 30, 1935 to genera lly pos itive re views from critics. The story is preposterous, the melodrama is over the top, but this film gave both taylor, a farm boy from nebraska and hudson, a truck driver from illinois, their big breaks. Roberta 1935 comedy, drama, musical, romance feature irene dunne, fred astaire, ginger rogers. Love the robert taylor and irene dunne version five stars much better than the rock hudson and jane wyman version 2 stars. Guilty playboy turns surgeon to restore widows sight. Douglas novel, starring irene dunne and robert taylor.
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