fabulous film . rent the dvd recently and be floor by this stunning piece of work . douglas sirk be a filmmaking genius and he get performances out of rock hudson and dorothy malone ( oscar winner ) and robert stack ( oscar nominate ) and and lauren bacall that word can not describe . paul verhoeven brilliantly pay homage to this film by have dorothy malone play sharon stone murder inspirational guru in his basic instinct . what a great joke . by turn the film be hilarious and rivet and campy and biting and trashy and compelling and and eye rolling . it definately the grandaddy of every tawdry big and little screen soap opera but none have have the dazzling style like you will see here represent the camera work be smooth and polished and the use of color be breathtaking and the opening montage set to the title song be beyond memorable and the one dimensional character be unforgettable and and the final image will have you scratch your head a to how the censor back then let it make the final cut . while most old and highly regarded film can sometimes be a boring chore to sit through and write on the wind contain so much and go by so fast that it actually a shame when it end . thank you to mr. sirk for craft and todd haynes for draw attention to what have now become one of my favorite film of all time . see this movie .