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Analyzing Douglas Sirk’s Films Student
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Douglas Sirk’s films are full of ambiguity and indulge the expectations of the audience, but the techniques exaggerate the conventions. The films have ironic themes behind the surface stories they convey. The cinematic style suggests irony, and Sirk utilizes thoughtful plots to convey sarcastic themes behind the surface stories in the melodramas. The sustained irony throughout the film is enhanced by the policing of perception as well as the maintenance of material powe...