Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 11/08/2002(USA
Release Date: 04/01/2003
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 108 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
Maverick director
Todd Haynes embraces the look and feel of classic Hollywood
melodramas of the 1950s in this
period drama.
Cathy Whitaker (
Julianne Moore) and her husband,
Frank (
Dennis Quaid), are a seemingly perfect couple; living in a handsome suburban neighborhood in Hartford, CT, in 1957,
Cathy and
Frank have a beautiful home and two happy, healthy children, while
Frank pursues a successful career in sales and
Cathy cares for the home. But
Cathy has begun to sense something isn't quite right in her marriage, as
Frank begins working late, spending less time with her, and seems cold and distant. One day,
Cathy visits
Frank's work and discovers something she never expected -- her husband is kissing a man. At
Cathy's urging,
Frank undergoes psychotherapy, but as she tries to keep up a brave face, the emotional trauma takes a great toll on her, and she finds there are very few people she can talk with.
Cathy strikes up a friendship with
Raymond Deagan (
Dennis Haysbert), an African-American gardener who works for the Whitakers, and as she discovers how intelligent and compassionate
Raymond is, she finds herself drawn to him. However, Hartford is in many ways still a small town, and when
Mona (
Celia Weston) sees
Cathy and
Raymond alone together, it sets off a wave of vicious gossip that threatens to make the Whitakers' many secrets public knowledge.
Far from Heaven premiered at the
2002 Venice Film Festival, where
Julianne Moore's performance won the prize for Best Actress.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
