Review: Far from Heaven
Todd Haynes' " Far from Heaven " is like the best and bravest movie of 1957. Its themes, values and style faithfully reflect the social melodramas ...
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert - 11/15/02
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A 50's Picket Fence Around Love
The NY Times review of Far From Heaven, a Todd Haynes film starring Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid. Far From Heaven movie trailer, showtimes, ...
The New York Times - A. O. Scott
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Review: Far From Heaven
Welcome to the world of "Father Knows Best", white picket fences, and brilliant fall colors. Todd Haynes' Far From Heaven takes us to Hartford, ...
Reelviews - James Berardinelli
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Review: Far From Heaven
Why bother with a movie about a girly-swirly Connecticut housewife, circa 1957? Because Far From Heaven is a classic of its kind. ...
Rolling Stone - Editorial Review
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Pure Paradise
Unhappy housewife Julianne Moore falls for her gardener, Dennis Haysbert, in the pitch-perfect drama "Far From Heaven. ...
New York Post - Lou Lumenick
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Review: FAR FROM HEAVEN
To even vaguely appreciate Todd Haynes' "Far From Heaven," it's vital to know that it's a conscious recreation of the filmmaking style of Douglas ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Editorial Review
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Review: FAR FROM HEAVEN
When Rainer Maria Fassbinder remade Douglas Sirk's classic 1954 melodrama ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (1955) as ALI, FEAR EATS THE SOUL (1974), ...
TV Guide - Ken Fox
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Moore is Heaven sent
Far From Heaven is a strange, stylized movie that mixes a certain retro look with contemporary themes. Set in the '50s, the film tells the story ...
Canoe.ca - LIZ BRAUN
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BBC - Films - review - Far From Heaven
Todd Haynes' homage to Douglas Sirk's 50s melodramas, featuring a breathtaking performance from Julianne Moore. A throwback to 1950s melodrama, ...
BBC - Nev Pierce
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Flak Magazine: Review of Far From Heaven, 01-13-03
"Ninety-two percent fresh." That's the Rotten Tomatoes numerical assessment of the positive critical reception that has greeted Far From Heaven ...
Flak Magazine - James Norton - 01/13/03
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Review: Far From Heaven (2002)
A brave cinematic experiment that pays off handsomely, "Far From Heaven," written and directed by Todd Haynes (1998's "Velvet Goldmine"), ...
TheMovieBoy.com - Dustin Putman - 11/17/02
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Review: Far From Heaven
Dennis Quaid and Julianne Moore in Far From Heaven. Maverick writer-director Todd Haynes revisits and revamps the deliriously lurid women's ...
Palo Alto Online - Susan Tavernetti
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Review: Far from Heaven (2002)
Far from Heaven is an ironic twist by writer/director Todd Haynes on what used to be called "women's films." Of course, that terminology has been ...
CultureVulture.net - Arthur Lazere
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Review: Far From Heaven
A 1950s housewife with a seemingly perfect life sees her orderly world slowly crumble when her husband goes astray and she becomes increasingly ...
Hollywood.com - Kit Bowen
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Review: Far From Heaven
Todd Haynes must have a thing for torturing poor Julianne Moore, and what'd she ever do to him? First she was reduced to an allergic-to-everything ...
FilmCritic.com - Christopher Null
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Review: Far from Heaven
Far from Heaven is a film in the style of 1950's Douglas Sirk melodramas; more specifically, it is a loose remake of Sirk's All That Heaven Allows ...
FilmBlather.com - Eugene Novikov
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Review: Far From Heaven
If you've never heard of '50s auteur Douglas Sirk, much less seen one of his films, you may want to stay far away from "Far From Heaven. ...
Film Threat - Tim Merrill - 11/10/02
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JoBlo's movie review of Far from Heaven: Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert
Bright, colorful, a critic's darling (and my parents loved it too!)...FAR FROM HEAVEN is a unique film set in the 1950s which pays tribute to the ...
JoBlo's Movie Emporium - Berge Garabedian - 12/29/02
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Far From Heaven (2002) - Family Movie Review
Julianne Moore appears to have found a niche for herself lately, playing unhappy women in seemingly idyllic 1950 settings. ...
Grading the Movies - Kerry Bennett
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Review: Far From Heaven
For his latest project, maverick writer/director Todd Haynes ("Velvet Goldmine") has chosen to create a film in the style of a weepy 1950s ...
EricDSnider.com - Eric D. Snider
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FAR FROM HEAVEN Film Review
From its stylish opening credits to its detailed look and lush score, Todd Haynes' "Far From Heaven" deliberately means to evoke the cinematic ...
Boxoffice Online - Shlomo Schwartzberg
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Review: Far from Heaven
What is the true face of bigotry?. Well, nowadays, it s this very film. Todd Haynes, who s an openly gay director, has come out with the ...
Greenwich Village Gazette - Eric Lurio
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Review: Far From Heaven
Director Todd Haynes ( Velvet Goldmine , Safe) updates Douglas Sirk s 1950s-era melodramas with a subversive note. ...
Film Threat - Darrin Keene - 10/10/02
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Review: Far From Heaven
This would have been the best women s picture ever made in 50s Hollywood if anyone had been courageous enough to make it then. ...
Empire Online - Angie Errigo
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Moore helps make 'Heaven' a divine drama
The Boston Globe - Wesley Morris, Globe Staff - 11/15/02
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