Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Far from heaven [videorecording] / Focus Features and Vulcan Productions present a Killer Films/John Wells/Section Eight production, a film by Todd Haynes ; produced by Jody Patton, Christine Vachon ; written and directed by Todd Haynes.

Edition:

Widescreen version.

Publisher, Date:

[Universal City, CA] : Universal Studios, 2003, c2002.

Description:

1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

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.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13.

Subjects:

Suburban life -- Drama.

Housewives -- Drama.

Feature films.

Closed captioning.

United States -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1970 -- Drama.

Other Author:

Allen, Jody

Vachon, Christine.

Haynes, Todd.

Moore, Julianne.

Quaid, Dennis.

Haysbert, Dennis.

Clarkson, Patricia.

Davis, Viola.

Rebhorn, James, 1948-2014

Lachman, Edward, 1948-

Lyons, James, actor.

Bernstein, Elmer.

Powell, Sandy.

Friedberg, Mark.

Wells, John, 1956-

Focus Features.

Vulcan Productions.

Killer Films.

Section Eight Ltd.

Universal Pictures (Firm)

Notes:

Special features: Anatomy of a scene; making-of featurette; directors commentary with Todd Haynes; "The filmmaker's experience: questions and answers with Todd Haynes & Julianne Moore"; production notes; cast and filmmakers bios; theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Edward Lachman ; editor, James Lyons ; music, Elmer Bernstein ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Mark Friedberg.

Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson, Viola Davis, James Rebhorn.

DVD, Region 1 encoding, stereo. surround sound.

Dialogue in English or French; French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

ISBN:

9786307597672

0783274599

Publisher Number:

22456

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

133114

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Far from

Medium:

[videorecording]