Would love to see Criterion tackle Sirk's THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW and the original Stahl version. Errol Morris introduced the Sirk version at Telluride nearly 20 years ago. It's also about time to bring out a letterboxed TARNISHED ANGELS on dvd. Other Sirk selections: INTERLUDE with Stahl's WHEN TOMORROW COMES; THE FIRST LEGION; SLEEP, MY LOVE; and the elusive A TIME TO LOVE AND A TIME TO DIE.
A TIME TO LOVE AND A TIME TO DIE is out in R2, most of the others are also out or soon to be by french label Carlotta, including the original films from Stahl.
It seems to me that the three directors who are least well represented on DVD are Sirk, Borzage and Boetticher. Any new DVD by Sirk would be greatly appreciated.
"Magnificent Obsession" is available in Australia via Madman / The Director's Suite as a 2-Disc Set with both Versions:
- Audio Commentary by Dr Mark Nicholls, Senior Lecturer in Cinema at The University of Melbourne - The original 1935 version of the film by John M Stahl, starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor - Original Theatrical Trailer