All I Desire (1953)

Directed by

Douglas Sirk

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns to her small town family after years away as a stage actress. She tries to reconnect with her husband and children while facing their resentment and old secrets.

melancholicemotionalintrospectivefamily-focusednostalgicslow-burnyearningdramatic

What happens

All I Desire is a 1953 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, Lyle Bettger, Marcia Henderson, Lori Nelson, and Maureen O'Sullivan. It is based on Carol Ryrie Brink's 1951 novel Stopover. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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