Far from Heaven
2002 American-French film by Todd Haynes · Released November 8, 2002
Far from Heaven is a 2002 historical romantic drama film directed and written by Todd Haynes, starring Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert and Patricia Clarkson. Moore plays a 1950s housewife living in wealthy suburban Connecticut as she sees her seemingly perfect life begin to fall apart. Haynes intended the film as an homage to the melodramas of Douglas Sirk (especially 1955's All That Heaven Allows, 1956's Written on the Wind, and 1959's Imitation of Life), which explored issues of social entrapment and taboo relationships. Haynes extended those subjects to include interracial relationships, gender roles, sexual orientation, and class in the context of 1950s America.
Cast ages at release (November 8, 2002)
- Julianne Moore, as Cathleen "Cathy" Whitaker: 41
- Dennis Quaid, as Frank Whitaker: 48
- Dennis Haysbert, as Raymond Deagan: 48
- Patricia Clarkson, as Eleanor Fine: 42
- Viola Davis, as Sybil: 37
- James Rebhorn, as Dr. Bowman: 54
- Michael Gaston, as Stan Fine: 40
- June Squibb, as elderly woman: 73
- Olivia Birkelund, as Nancy: 39
- Bette Henritze, as Mrs: 78
- Barbara Garrick, as Doreen: 36
- Celia Weston, as Mona Lauder: 50
- J.B. Adams, as Morris Farnsworth: 48
- Lindsay Andretta, as Janice Whitaker: 10