write on the wind be a douglas sirk melodrama . douglas sirk be rediscover by the cahiers du cinema and fassbinder etc . that hail him a a master director i think that it be because of the sophistication of his cinematography write on the wind offer luscious color image and gorgeous decor . but i ask myself represent be this enough to carry a film . the act in write on the wind range from weak to fair ( except robert stack he be convince a the weak and spoil playboy ) . lauren bacall and normally a powerful presence in the screen and be miscast in this film . dorothy malone a the seductress and the care free femme fatale be ok and but she lack the strength for the role . rock hudson be efficient but vapid . the plot have very interesting ingredient . the main character be represent a rigid patriarch his alcoholic son kyle ( robert stack ) ( never love by the disappointed father ) his frustrated and nymphomaniac daughter marylee ( dorothy malone ) lucy ( lauren bacall ) a woman of principle and formerly a secretary and now marry to kyle mitch ( rock hudson ) bring up together with kyle and love by the patriarch . secret beyond the door and a love triangle and frustration and fistfight and laughter and death etc . well and when i read the story summary on the back cover of the dvd i think that i be in for a treat . my mistake . why . i will try to explain represent write on the wind take itself seriously and try to tell a dramatic story . a i say before the acting and in general and be not good enough the intensity be lack . there be many strong scene in the story and but the actor just do an efficient job . i think that maybe with italian or spanish actor those scene would have be explore fully they would end ( for u ) in an explosion of laughter or tear . what remain to u be the beautiful cinematography of douglas sirk . for me this be not enough . if you want to enjoy a good melodrama and see aventurera .