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[nomadicism]

who is the character on your pfp? she looks very familiar but i cant place my finger on it

Hi Anon, thank you for the Ask!

The character in my pfp is Dorma from Vehicle Voltron (aka Sirk from Armored Fleet Dairugger XV).

Dorma is one of my favorite characters and I always enjoyed her character design.

I've written several posts about her over the years. Here is one that also includes some more screenshots.

[notesonfilm1]

Pillars of Society/ Stützen der Gesellschaft (Detlef Sierck, Germany, 1935)

[hasretler]

[anthonysperkins]

Rock Hudson as Burke Devlin The Tarnished Angels (1957) dir. Douglas Sirk

[deforest]

LUCILLE BALL in LURED — 1947, dir. Douglas Sirk

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Rock Hudson as Dan Stebbins Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952) dir. Douglas Sirk

[normasshearer]

All you have to do is turn that dial, and you have all the company you want, right there on the screen. Drama, comedy... life's parade at your fingertips.

ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS 1955, dir. Douglas Sirk

[aloneandforsakenbyfateandbyman]

Written on the Wind (1956)

[manderley]

Dorothy Malone in

Written on the Wind (1956)

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[cinematicjourney]

All That Heaven Allows (1955) | dir. Douglas Sirk

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Douglas Sirk // All That Heaven Allows (1955)

[of-fear-and-love]

Hotel interiors from Written on the Wind (1956)

Art direction by Robert Clatworthy, Alexander Golitzen Set decoration by Russell A. Gausman, Julia Heron

[hasretler]

[annoyingthemesong]

SUBLIME CINEMA #661 - CAROL

Todd Haynes and Ed Lachman have collaborated on some great films together, their evocation of the 50's studio films and Douglas Sirk in Far From Heaven and Carol is exemplary: beautiful, bold pastel colors, stark lighting, shot on 16mm and carefully selected lenses that would have been common back in that period.

Lachman has been outspoken about his distaste for a lot of modern digital, mush-like cinematography, the kind of magoo blandness often synonymous Netflix productions. Lachman's filmography reads like a who's who for film lovers. From Herzog to Robert Altman, Todd Solondz, Larry Clark, Sofia Coppola and Steven Soderbergh, it's his work with Todd Haynes that still stands out as particularly gorgeous.

[alovelywaytospendanevening]

You don't know how unimportant success is until you've had it.

All I Desire (1953) — dir. Douglas Sirk