Features

Disc 1:; Restored high-definition digital transfer; Audio commentary featuring film scholar Thomas Doherty; Video interviews with filmmakers Allison Anders and kathryn Bigelow, in which they pay a tribute to Douglas Sirk; Theatrical trailer; ; Disc 2:; Magnificent Obsession (1935, 102 minutes), a new digital transfer of John M. Stahl's earlier version of the film; From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers (1991, 82 minutes), a rare documentary by German filmmaker Eckhart Schmidt in which Sirk reflects on his career; Plus a booklet featuring a new essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Magnificent Obsession - 1954
1. A Reckless Moment [4:47]
2. The Resuscitator [4:55]
3. "A Complete Waste" [3:43]
4. Secrets and Debts [5:48]
5. Revelations [4:02]
6. "Using It All Up" [2:43]
7. Haunted [5:50]
8. "The Source of Infinite Power" [5:27]
9. A Good Deed Not Repaid [3:19]
10. Tragic News [1:54]
11. Making Strides [3:42]
12. Stranger at the Cove [5:17]
13. Merrick Schemes [4:45]
14. Helen's News [3:54]
15. Doubt Sets In [5:39]
16. Disappointment in Switzerland [3:08]
17. Reunion [7:42]
18. A Night to Remember [5:22]
19. Uncertainty and a Departure [6:41]
20. A Magnificent Obsession [3:19]
21. A New Addition and an Old Friend [3:04]
22. "Chance in a Million" [4:15]
23. Repaying Old Debts [3:30]
24. Tomorrow [4:55]
25. Color Bars
1. The Dread Enemy [4:47]
2. Douglas Sirk [4:55]
3. Credibilty and John Stahl [3:43]
4. Gender Contract [5:48]
5. Helen's Resistance [4:02]
6. Rooted in Time [2:43]
7. Hollywood in the '50s/Art [5:50]
8. Hudson's Persona/"Phillipsism [5:27]
9. Sonic Communication [3:19]
10. Melodrama [1:54]
11. Playing Blind [3:42]
12. Subversiveness [5:17]
13. Marketing [4:45]
14. Hudson and Wyman [3:54]
15. Uncomplicated Masculinity/Universal [5:39]
16. Craziness, Trash, and Art [3:08]
17. Feminism/Catharsis [7:42]
18. Fassbinder [5:22]
19. Articulations/Todd Haynes [6:41]
20. Double Entendres [3:19]
21. Divine Doctors [3:04]
22. Below the Surface [4:15]
23. Over-the-Top [3:30]
24. A Bastard Offspring [4:55]
25. Color Bars
Disc #2 -- Magnificent Obsession - 1935
1. Happy Family [3:43]
2. Tragic Timing [3:00]
3. "Used It All Up" [4:59]
4. Bob Merrick [6:37]
5. Breakdown [4:47]
6. The Escapee Returns [2:20]
7. Boys' Night Out [5:02]
8. Haunted [3:52]
9. "The Source of Infinite Power" [7:24]
10. Doing Good [4:26]
11. Accident [4:10]
12. Stranger in the Park [7:36]
13. Good News for Mrs. Hudson [6:17]
14. Disappointment in Paris [2:27]
15. Reunion [7:13]
16. A Night to Remember [6:12]
17. Unexpected Departure [3:37]
18. Triumphant Return [3:00]
19. A Magnificent Obsession [5:04]
20. The Operation [4:45]
21. Tomorrow [5:24]
1. Discovery in Vienna [16:32]
2. A Skeptical Person [5:10]
3. Film Culture USA [5:22]
4. The Star System [7:45]
5. Theater/Film [6:19]
6. Written on the Wind [15:59]
7. The Tarnished Angels [11:38]
8. The Craftsman [4:16]
9. The Sirk Style [9:29]