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Release Date: 01 April, 2003 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $12.99 You SAVE: $1.99! Cast: Complete Cast (13 total) |
Far From Heaven Reviews
How to cope with a gay husband and other taboos
This is a story of a seemingly perfect couple with two wonderful children living in a idealized American home in the 1950s. Unfortunately, the husband has been living a lie for most of his adult life. It shows that suppression of sexual preference is difficult at best and generally leads to great heartache for all concerned. Such situations in real life are far more common than many people realize. The public's fascination with the sheepherders' "love affair" in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is indicative of the situation in society.
wonderful return to the stylish films of the 1950s
Well-rendered film based on the 1950s works of director Douglas Sirk. In every scene and shot, FAR FROM HEAVEN evokes the glossy, classic melodramas where the women looked fabulous and the men had something to hide. Cathy Whitaker (Julianne Moore) is the perfect housewife with the perfect husband, perfect kids, perfect house and perfect friends. But her idyllic life implodes when she discovers her husband's secret gay life.
Director-screenwriter Todd Haynes thrillingly brings back to life the golden Hollywood of Yesteryear with this fabulous film. Julianne Moore and her classic beauty perfectly brings to life the central role of Cathy. Dennis Quaid plays the conflicted husband with Dennis Haysbert as Cathy's helpful and wise gardener. Composer Elmer Bernstein's score screams `Classic Hollywood' and happily so. If you love classic movies you'll adore FAR FROM HEAVEN.
The DVD includes "Anatomy of a Scene" featurette, "Making Of" featurette, "The Filmmaker's Experience" featurette, audio commentary with Todd Haynes, production notes and the theatrical trailer.
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