I have spent most of my 60 years in movie theaters, watching good or bad films with equal relish. Tearjerker movies of the '50 combined beautiful photography, set design, and music. Alas, they also contained egregious scenery chewing from the likes of Susan Hayward, Anne Baxter, and Lana Turner while Jane Wyman moved slightly between wooden and robotic. The male lead played a minor role: silently wear expressions of pain, remorse, guilt, compassion and/or understanding.
Thanks to Todd Haynes and the estimable talents of cast and crew, Far from Heaven is a film far superior to the originals. Julianne Moore's portrayal is spellbinding.
Oh, and yes, the film does accurately reflect that girdled (not gilded) era, at least where I lived.
Thanks to Todd Haynes and the estimable talents of cast and crew, Far from Heaven is a film far superior to the originals. Julianne Moore's portrayal is spellbinding.
Oh, and yes, the film does accurately reflect that girdled (not gilded) era, at least where I lived.