Author: Julianne Moore

Brand: ALL

Format: Color

Release Date: 11-03-2003

Details: Product description Julianne Moore (Hannibal, Boogie Nights) and Dennis Quaid (The Rookie, Frequency) star in this seductive story of a seemingly perfect family, and the forbidden desires that threaten to tear them apart. Cathy Whitaker (Moore) has it all - a lovely home, two wonderful children and a handsome husband (Quaid), who is successfully climbing the corporate ladder. But Cathy's idyllic existence is just an illusion, and she is eventually forced to choose between living a lie or following her heart. Academy Award nominee Moore "is a vision," declared Rex Reed, and he called Quaid's performance "the best of his career," in this stunning drama hailed by the New York Post as "one of the year's best." Amazon.ca After having dissected the scintillating universe of “glam rock” in Velvet Goldmine, American director Todd Haynes takes a look behind the veneer of the 50s, while paying homage to the melodramas of filmmaker Douglas Sirk, in his very beautiful Far from Heaven. In 1958, Cathy Whitaker seems to be living a dream life. An accomplished housewife, she organizes popular and tasteful evenings for the friends of her husband Frank, a well-known publicist. She has two adorable toddlers, many friends. But when she discovers Frank's penchant for alcohol and young men, and consoles herself with the friendship of her black gardener, her entire social status is put in jeopardy. In a shimmering autumn setting, Todd Haynes, while taking an interest in the sad condition of women in the 1950s, highlights the terrible racist and homophobic inclinations of Puritan America. Supported by an astonishing Dennis Quaid and a moving Julianne Moore, whose role as a lonely and lost woman is reminiscent of her role in The Hours, Far from Heaven is one of those audacious films that force us to lift the perfect masks to discover what which is dirty and tarnished. We are indeed far from paradise. --Helen Faradji

UPC: 065935146094

EAN: 0065935146094

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood