Far From Heaven DVD

This uniquely beautiful film - from one of the smartest and most idiosyncratic of contemporary directors, Todd Haynes (Safe, Velvet Goldmine) - takes the lush 1950s visual style of so-called women's pictures (particularly those of Douglas Sirk, director of Imitation of Life and Magnificent Obsession) to tell a story that mixes both sexual and racial prejudice. Julianne Moore, an amazing fusion of vulnerability and will power, plays a housewife whose husband (Dennis Quaid) has a secret gay life. When she finds solace in the company of a black gardener (Dennis Haysbert), rumors and peer pressure destroy any chance she has at happiness. It's astonishing how a movie with such a stylized veneer can be so emotionally compelling; the cast and filmmakers have such an impeccable command of the look and feel of the genre that every moment is simultaneously artificial and deeply felt.

Region: 4
Rating: M 15+
Duration: 98 Mins
Original Theatrical Release: 2002 DVD Release Date: 2004
Presentation: Colour, 16:9 Enhanced Widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1
Language: English
Special Features: Anatomy of a Scene, The Making of Far From Heaven, The Filmakers Experience, Director's Commentary, Production Notes, Biographies, Theatrical Trailer