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Far from Heaven (2002)
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This uniquely beautiful film--from one of the smartest and most idiosyncratic of contemporary directors, Todd Haynes (Safe, Velvet Goldmine)--takes the lush 1950s visual style of so-called women's pictures (particularly those of Douglas Sirk, director of Imitation of Life and Magnificent Obsession) to tell a story that mixes both sexual and racial prejudice. Julianne Moore, an amazing fusion of vulnerability and will power, plays a housewife whose husband (Dennis Quaid) has a secret gay life. When she finds solace in the company of a black gardener (Dennis Haysbert), rumors and peer pressure destroy any...
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Picking Up The Pieces Of A Broken Dream.
From a purely visual perspective - FAR FROM HEAVEN is a truly mesmerizing 'retro-film' experience. With excellent camerawork, lighting, and meticulous attention to detail, this super-lush movie production is a dazzling re-creation of a 1950's Soap Opera 'Dreamworld' set in the...
(complete Far from Heaven review by CowboyJunkie)
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