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By Beingryanjude (584) on 26 Aug 2014

Far From Heaven is a triumph on all accounts--it's art direction, the writing, everything…

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 16 Aug 2014

There were so many things about this film that I loved--the costumes, the color palettes, the cinematography, the music, the look of the 50s,…

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By Art S (1,002) on 08 Jul 2014

Todd Haynes' homage to the films of Douglas Sirk lovingly recreates the 1950s bourgeois milieu (where social norms and pressures to fit in…

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By Alex S (2,786) on 11 Jan 2014

More like an episode of Mad Men, Todd Haynes' period piece drama Far From Heaven tackles some racy issues including homosexuality in the late…

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By Matthew F. J (1,288) on 20 Oct 2013

While its soap-opera-esque elements and artifice may be laid on a bit too thick for my tastes, with fine performances all around, I'd say Far…

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By Johannes J (261) on 20 Oct 2013

While its soap-opera-esque elements and artifice may be laid on a bit too thick for my tastes, with fine performances all around, I'd say Far…

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By Compi24 (1,147) on 20 Oct 2013

While its soap-opera-esque elements and artifice may be laid on a bit too thick for my tastes, with fine performances all around, I'd say Far…

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By Phoebobuffay (4) on 04 Oct 2013

Beautiful, tough and sublime film. Julianne Moore did her best job. This movie warms your heart because every scene is perfect…

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By Millo T (667) on 27 Sep 2013

Beteween 2.5 and 3. For me, it is easier to appreciate its intention to underline certain social issues, than the story itself…

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By J.e. A (69) on 16 Sep 2013

Stunningly perfect film in every respect. Moore deserved the Oscar for this film more than any other performance she's given…

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By Cameron J (1,335) on 07 Sep 2013

Save me from this prison, Lord, help me get away, 'cause only you can save me now from this misery, 'cause I've been lost in my own place,…

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By Dannielle A (252) on 02 Sep 2013

Since I'm going through something very similar, this was an incredibly heartbreaking film that pulled on my heartstrings and spoke volumes to me…

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By Freeman M (393) on 12 Aug 2013

I appreciate the homage to films of the 50s, but the movie doesn't quite work in the end…

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By Gary P (251) on 13 Jul 2013

Illustrating is not dramatizing. Pompous and dull…

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By Slavisa M (59) on 08 Jul 2013

Far From Heaven could be considered to be an experimental film, to be truthful…

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By Lizzie W (55) on 24 May 2013

Tight production and moving performances highlight this melodrama that uses contradiction between style and content to it's favor…

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By Matt D (1,411) on 06 May 2013

Gorgeous film by Todd Haynes made exactly as it would have been in the mid-late 50s…

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By Elizabeth M (1,049) on 01 May 2013

Amazing. As well as devastating and heartbreaking. This is a film that sings a sad tune pretty much pitch-perfect…

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By Paul M (2,133) on 26 Apr 2013

A rapturous weepie, and a loving homage to a film era past all told without a wink of irony…

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By Reece L (510) on 11 Apr 2013

Aesthetically beautiful and dramatically effective, Far From Heaven is an intelligent commentary on the social issues of the 1950s led by a…

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