Bibliograph

Far from heaven, Focus Features and Vulcan Productions present a Killer Films/John Wells/Section Eight production ; a film by Todd Haynes

Type

Label

Far from heaven, Focus Features and Vulcan Productions present a Killer Films/John Wells/Section Eight production ; a film by Todd Haynes

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating : PG-13 (for mature thematic elements, sexual content, brief violence, and language)

Main title

Far from heaven

Medium

videorecording DVD

Responsibility statement

Focus Features and Vulcan Productions present a Killer Films/John Wells/Section Eight production ; a film by Todd Haynes

Runtime

108

Summary

In suburban Connecticut, Cathy Whitaker is the perfect 1950s housewife, living the perfect 1950s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night, she stumbles in on her husband Frank kissing another man, and her tidy world starts spinning out of control. In her confusion and grief, she finds consolation in the friendship of their black gardener, Raymond - a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it. Despite Cathy & Frank's struggle to keep their marriage alive, the reality of his homosexuality and her feelings for Raymond open a painful, if more honest, chapter in their lives. Cathy's idyllic existence is just an illusion, and she eventually must choose between living a lie or following her heart

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action