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filmisrelevant

9Apr12

Fifteen minutes in I had a feeling I would love this film. Never seen Dennis Quaid as good as he was in this.

James

29Nov11

Often derided for it's lack of sincerity, for me that couldn't be further from the truth. Brilliant

fleurare

28Nov11

Rather like The Hours but with more melodrama, the film is a heavenly lit dramatisation of social stigma in the 'golden age' of the 1950s. Julianne Moore is wonderful.

Ryan H.

5Oct11

Everything about FAR FROM HEAVEN feels so forced, often tipping into pastiche. But homage films rarely succeed.

Arisa likes this

Beautiful cinematography. Captures the melodramatic cinema created by Douglas Sirk in the 1950s effortlessly. The story is riveting as Julianne Moore tries to overcome the prejudices and status quo of her society as Jayne Wyman does in All That Heaven Allows. Soundtrack is reminiscent of that era.

Alex

16Mar11

Such a beautiful, moving and important movie. The feel of it is perfect and the performances are extraordinary.

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Espen Nomedal

28Feb11

Todd Haynes' film is still relevant today because of his personal gaze at repression of human emotions, and sexuality in particular. By staging this painful love story in the middle-class suburbs of the 1950s America, Haynes has also made a timeless film about the 'self-defense systems' of groupmentality, with a historical context adressing racism as well as homosexuality. Julianne Moore's most versatile performance!

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nataliamariana

27Jan11

Julianne faz o papel de mulher submissa, mas forte ao mesmo tempo. Gosto do cabelo dela mais ruivo. Ela deveria desistir de ser loira! :P

Nutter Jr

29Nov10

It's not often that a movie moves you in ways where you both feel for the the repressive taboos of a past decade whilst triggering you to re-evaluate the behaviour of present society. Julianne Moore and Dennis Haysbert are really bearing their souls out with performances that will mark both their careers.

Sonja

27Nov10

amazing tribute to douglas sirk.

Josefine

13Nov10

This was so heartbreakingly beautiful... The ignorance of that time is so maddening. I loved the breathtaking autumn colors, and of course the performances.

Arisa

1Nov10

I've tried watching this twice and only get so far. I still really want to see it, but maybe Haynes portrays the dull domesticity of the '50s too well...

Zachary George Najarian-Najafi

17Oct10

So heart-achingly beautiful, Todd Haynes' tribute to the melodramas of Douglas Sirk comes the closest to capturing the look and feel of a fifties soaper out of all the modern day melos. The cinematography is gorgeous shot naturally in rich, eye popping colors with graceful camera movements. The acting is amazing on all fronts as well.

Zachary George Najarian-Najafi

17Oct10

However it takes a little while to get going, and one area where it doesn't successfully homage Sirk is in capturing his sense of perverse irony and dark comedy. However it's still one of the best films of the past decade. It's on Netflix instant and I highly recommend checking it out.