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Far from Heaven
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Far from Heaven is a 2002 American romance and drama film directed by and written by Todd Haynes. The movie stars Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, and Patricia Clarkson. It was produced by Christine Vachon and Jody Allen, with executive producers Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, and John Wells. The film features music by Elmer Bernstein and cinematography by Edward Lachman.
Set in 1950s Connecticut, the narrative focuses on a dysfunctional family. Principal photography took place in New Jersey. The film has a runtime of 107 minutes and was distributed by Focus Features and Fandango at Home. It was released in the United States on November 8, 2002.
Far from Heaven received several accolades, including the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay. The film holds an average rating of 7.052 on TMDb and a 7.3 rating on IMDb. It grossed $29,027,914 against a budget of $13,500,000.
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7.1In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.
Cast
- Julianne Moore as Cathy Whitaker
- Dennis Quaid as Frank Whitaker
- Dennis Haysbert as Raymond Deagan
- Patricia Clarkson as Eleanor Fine
- Viola Davis as Sybil
- James Rebhorn as Dr. Bowman
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- housewife
- botanist
- connecticut
- interracial relationship
- male homosexuality
- relationship
- suburb
- questioning
- 1950s
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Todd Haynes
- Written by
- Todd Haynes
- Produced by
- Jody Allen Christine Vachon
- Starring
- Julianne Moore Dennis Quaid Dennis Haysbert Patricia Clarkson
- Cinematography
- Edward Lachman
- Edited by
- James Lyons
- Music by
- Elmer Bernstein
- Production companies
- Vulcan Productions Killer Films John Wells Productions Section Eight
- Distributed by
- Focus Features (U.S.) ARP Sélection (France)
- Release dates
- September 2, 2002 ( 2002-09-02 ) ( Venice ) November 8, 2002 ( 2002-11-08 ) (U.S.)
- Running time
- 107 minutes
- Countries
- United States, France
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $13.5 million
- Box office
- $29 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- dysfunctional family
- Director
- Todd Haynes
- Screenwriter
- Todd Haynes
- Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Producer
- Jody Allen
- Production company
- Killer Films
- Cinematographer
- Edward Lachman
- Narrative location
- Connecticut
- Filming location
- New Jersey
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 542049
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2003-03-13
- title
- Far from Heaven
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
- executive producer
- John Wells
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set during recurring event
- autumn
- review score
- 87%
- influenced by
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
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Encyclopedic overview
Far from Heaven is a 2002 historical romantic drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes and starring Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert and Patricia Clarkson. Moore plays a 1950s housewife living in wealthy suburban Connecticut as she sees her seemingly perfect life begin to fall apart.
Haynes intended the film as an homage to the melodramas of Douglas Sirk (especially 1955's All That Heaven Allows, 1956's Written on the Wind, and 1959's Imitation of Life), which explored issues of social entrapment and taboo relationships. Haynes extended those subjects to include interracial love, gender roles, sexual orientation, and class in the context of 1950s America.
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