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11.09.2002
It seems that Far From Heaven is only out in New York right now, so all you readers outside the city will either have to schlep into the city to see it or wait till the national release next week. I would reccomend the schlepping to New York. This is by far the best film of the year and certainly one of the best films I've seen in a long time.
The movie, as you may know, takes its cue from 50's melodramas, but transcends them in ways unimaginable. Gloriously shot and brilliantly acted all around, Todd Haynes has created a film that stirs both the heart and mind. Julianne Moore's picture perfect housewife, who is forced to find a way to keep her spirit and warm humanity alive when everything she has built her life on falls apart is one of the most fascinating, endearing and passionate performances seen on the silver screen. Dennis Quaid, who plays Moore's husband is a knockout as a man completely lost to himself-- and who's understandable need to discover his identity destroys those around him, despite his raging desire not to.
This is a movie that slyly suggests that a world in which we supress our desires is a world more richly lived. There are so many wonderful moments in this film. It's soul beats like a heart trapped in a steel shell, bruising itself with every life-giving beat. Ironic self-awareness may have died in the past year or so, Far From Heaven nails the coffin shut and frees us all once again to feel, to love, to live.
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