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Viewers revisit Todd Haynes' Far from Heaven with fresh eyes

Original: Rewatched Far from Heaven (2002) for the first time since it was released. The first time I couldn’t really see past the

Todd Haynes' 2002 drama Far from Heaven is being rewatched and reassessed more than two decades after its release. One viewer who returned to the film found that, on first viewing, its homage to Douglas Sirk's 1950s melodramas overshadowed everything else, but this time recognised how Haynes used that style to expose the racism and homophobia suffocating 1950s American society. The film stars Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid.

Why now: The film is being reappraised as viewers notice how its period melodrama style carries a sharp critique of 1950s social repression.

Todd HaynesFar from HeavenDouglas SirkJulianne Moore

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• Rewatched Far from Heaven (2002) for the first time since it was released. The first time I couldn’t really see past the Sirk homage, but this time I realised how Haynes as using that as a way of showing how the utter straightjacketed 1950s society kept racism, homophobia, and… · arratoon@beige.party

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