Far from Heaven [2002 film]

by Todd Haynes (Director/Screenwriter)

Other authors: J. B. Adams (Actor), Jody Allen (Producer), Lindsay Andretta (Actor), Elmer Bernstein (Composer), Olivia Birkelund (Actor) — 16 more, Patricia Clarkson (Actor), Viola Davis (Actor), Barbara Garrick (Actor), Michael Gaston (Actor), Dennis Haysbert (Actor), Bette Henritze (Actor), Edward Lachman (Cinematographer), James Lyons (Editor), Julianne Moore (Actor), Jordan Puryear (Actor), Dennis Quaid (Actor), James Rebhorn (Actor), June Squibb (Actor), Christine Vachon (Producer), Ryan Ward (Actor), Celia Weston (Actor)

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Cathy is the perfect 50s housewife, living the perfect 50s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night she surprises her husband Frank having sex with another man, and her tidy world starts spinning out of control. In her confusion and grief, she finds consolation in the friendship of their African-American gardener, Raymond--a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it.… (more)

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Cathy is the perfect 50s housewife, living the perfect 50s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night she surprises 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 African-American gardener, Raymond - a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it. Despite Cathy and Frank's struggle to keep their marriage afloat, the reality of his homosexuality and her feelings for Raymond open a painful, if more honest, chapter in their lives.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Haynes, Todd	Director/Screenwriter	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Adams, J. B.	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Allen, Jody	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Andretta, Lindsay	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bernstein, Elmer	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Birkelund, Olivia	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Clarkson, Patricia	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Davis, Viola	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Garrick, Barbara	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gaston, Michael	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Haysbert, Dennis	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Henritze, Bette	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lachman, Edward	Cinematographer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lyons, James	Editor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Moore, Julianne	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Puryear, Jordan	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Quaid, Dennis	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Rebhorn, James	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Squibb, June	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Vachon, Christine	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ward, Ryan	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Weston, Celia	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Was inspired by

Imitation of Life [1959 film] by Douglas Sirk

All That Heaven Allows [1955 film] by Douglas Sirk

Written on the Wind [1956 film] by Douglas Sirk

▾Awards and Honors

Awards

Best actress (Venice Film Festival)

Best individual contribution (Venice Film Festival)

GLAAD Media Award (Nominee – Film – Wide Release – 2003)

Independent Spirit Award (Winner – Best Cinematography - Edward Lachman, Best Director - Todd Haynes, Best Feature - Jody Patton & Christine Vachon, Best Female Lead - Julianne Moore, AND Best Supporting Male - Dennis Quaid – 2003)

National Board of Review Award (Top Ten Films – 2002)

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Canonical title

Far from Heaven [2002 film]

Original title

Far from Heaven

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Original publication date

2002-11-08

People/Characters

Cathy Whitaker (Julianne Moore)

Frank Whitaker (Dennis Quaid)

Raymond Deagan (Dennis Haysbert)

Eleanor Fine (Patricia Clarkson)

Important places

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Connecticut, USA

Important events

1950s

1957

Related movies

Far from Heaven (2002 | IMDb)

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Original language

English

Canonical DDC/MDS

791.4372

Canonical LCC

PN1997.2

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Cathy is the perfect 50s housewife, living the perfect 50s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night she surprises her husband Frank having sex with another man, and her tidy world starts spinning out of control. In her confusion and grief, she finds consolation in the friendship of their African-American gardener, Raymond--a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it.

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