Core of Reality: Robert Blees on Douglas Sirk’s Magnificent Obsession
Screenwriter Robert Blees (1918-2015) recalls his arrival in Hollywood in the early 1940s and discusses his collaboration with Douglas Sirk on MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1954). The interview was filmed in Menlo Park, California, in 2009.
Germany 2019 · Written and directed by Robert Fischer · Camera and editing: Robert Fischer · Sound: Françoise Ettel · Production manager: Joan Cohen (Los Angeles), Françoise Ettel (Munich) · Produced by Robert Fischer · With Robert Blees · A Fiction Factory (Munich) Production · Running time: 20 minutes
PUBLISHED ON THE FOLLOWING DVDS:
Magnificent Obsession (Criterion: Blu-ray)