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Far From Heaven | 
 enlarge | Director: Todd Haynes
Actors: Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson, Viola Davis
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  222 reviews
Sales Rank: 21934
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 107 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD22456D
UPC: 025192245626
EAN: 0025192245626
ASIN: B00005JLQH
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Release Date: April 1, 2003
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Product Description
A seductive story of one seemingly perfect family & the forbidden desires that threaten to tear them apart. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/24/2004 Starring: Julianne Moore Dennis Haysbert Run time: 108 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Todd Haynes
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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 chance she has at happiness. It's astonishing how a movie with such a stylized veneer can be so emotionally compelling; the cast and filmmakers have such an impeccable command of the look and feel of the genre that every moment is simultaneously artificial and deeply felt. Far from Heaven is ingenious and completely engrossing. --Bret Fetzer
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 Radical Acceptance...This will help you get through it ! December 4, 2008
M. Coles (Rochester,N.Y.)
If you ever asked yourself as we all have done. Why do people treat each other the way they do ?...you need look no further ! Watch this film ! You won't have to ask your therapist, your girlfriend or anyone else. What ever your going through... I understand now why bad things happen to good people !
 A film to make you smile, cry and think November 12, 2008
Ankur Mukherjee
'Far from heaven' the film throws light on situations, secret affairs and taboos. The film takes you right to the mid 50's, the costums, the settings, the whole atmosphere is that of the late 1950's. Julianne Moore gives an outstanding performence, you can see her expressing so much through her eyes alone. Dennis Quaid was excellent too, you can see the plight in which the charecters are. Nevertheless, Dennis Haysbert delivers an excellent performence as well, the chemistry between Haysbert and Moore is quite strong in the film and you can smell the attraction in the air. The conclusion is reasonable. One of the very few drama based films worth appreciating, watch it for the strong charecter developments and chemistries, watch is specially for Julianne Moore, words alone wont describe this wonderfull film.
 Camp worthy of John Waters November 11, 2008
Nicolas S. Martin (Indianapolis, IN United States)
Surely this is not intended to be taken seriously, for if it is it is one of the worst films ever made. It must be a camp romp. The plot, the dialogue, and even the voices are such extreme parodies that I expected Divine to rise from the grave for a cameo.
A Must See Movie November 11, 2008
James M. Davis
This movie realy captures the time period and the struggles of being gay and race relations in the 50's. Everyone should see this movie.
the illusions of suburban life October 20, 2008
Piper Davenport "bookworm" (Detroit, MI)
One of this generations' most underrated actresses is Julianne Moore is breathtaking as a suburban housewife who seems to have it all before it all comes crashing down on her, with oppressive 1950's Hartford, Connecticut as a background. What works about this movie is the subtle way that suspense is built over time. We know that her marriage is troubled, we know that she's just a little too friendly with her black gardener, we know that her friends are snobs but it's the way that the filn is handled and her life is destroyed like a little cupcake falling down that separates this film from others.
The tragedy is the absurdity of the people surrounding her that question her sanity. Her husband is having an affair but can't face reality. Her friends can't see that everyone should be treated equally. These are things that she realizes and this is why she's so far from heaven. Because life isn't perfect, especially in the 1950's. If anything, this movie is the antithesis of the nostalgia for the golden era. It shows that a lot of the problems we face today occurred then, they were just dealt with differently. Though the subject matter is less than perfect, the ensemble itself is a perfect example of what makes a great movie.
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