Far from Heaven (2002)

Regisseur:

Todd Haynes

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Todd Haynes (written by)

Premierendatum:

22. November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

What imprisons desires of the heart?

Plot:

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.

Plot Keywords:

Gay Love | McCarthyism | Police Station | Neo Noir Romance | First Gay Sexual Experience

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 73 wins & 32 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Works on several levels (though some better than others)

Besetzung

Julianne Moore	...	Cathy Whitaker
Dennis Quaid	...	Frank Whitaker
Dennis Haysbert	...	Raymond Deagan
Patricia Clarkson	...	Eleanor Fine
Viola Davis	...	Sybil
James Rebhorn	...	Dr. Bowman
Bette Henritze	...	Mrs. Leacock
Michael Gaston	...	Stan Fine
Ryan Ward	...	David Whitaker
Lindsay Andretta	...	Janice Whitaker
Jordan Puryear	...	Sarah Deagan
Kyle Timothy Smith	...	Billy Hutchinson (as Kyle Smith)
Celia Weston	...	Mona Lauder
Barbara Garrick	...	Doreen
Olivia Birkelund	...	Nancy
Stevie Ray Dallimore	...	Dick Dawson
Mylika Davis	...	Esther
Jason Franklin	...	Photographer
Gregory Marlow	...	Reginald Carter
C.C. Loveheart	...	Marlene
June Squibb	...	Elderly Woman
Laurent Giroux	...	Man with Mustache
Alex Santoriello	...	Spanish Bartender
Matt Malloy	...	Red Faced Man
J.B. Adams	...	Morris Farnsworth
Kevin Carrigan	...	Soda Jerk
Chance Kelly	...	Tallman
Declan Baldwin	...	Officer #1
Brian Delate	...	Officer #2
Pamela Evans	...	Kitty
Joe Holt	...	Hotel Waiter
Ben Moss	...	Billy Hutchinson's Friend
Susan Willis	...	Receptionist
Karl Schroeder	...	Conductor
Lance Olds	...	Bail Clerk
Johnathan McClain	...	Staff Member #1
Nicholas Joy	...	Kenny, Blond Boy
Virl Andrick	...	Kenny's Father
Jezabel Montero	...	Hooker (as Jezebel Montero)
Geraldine Bartlett	...	Woman at Party
Ernest Rayford III	...	Glaring Man
Duane McLaughlin	...	Jake
Betsy Aidem	...	Pool Mother
Mary Anna Klindtworth	...	Pool Daughter
Ted Neustadt	...	Ron
Thomas Torres	...	Band Leader
Blondell Cooper	...	Hostess
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Fabrizio Fante	...	Hartford Commuter (uncredited)
Ben Hauck	...	Refreshments Boy (uncredited)
Michael Linstroth	...	Kenny's Brother (uncredited)
Sarah Beth Nelson	...	Box Office Ticket Seller (uncredited)
John H. Tobin	...	Hartford Art Buyer (uncredited)
Kristen Vermilyea	...	New Year's Eve Party Goer (uncredited)
Jennifer Weedon	...	Kissing Girl (uncredited)

Regie
Todd Haynes

Buch (WGA)
Todd Haynes		(written by)

Produktion
Declan Baldwin	....	co-producer
Tracy Brimm	....	executive producer
George Clooney	....	executive producer
Diane Cornell	....	financial line producer
Jean-Charles Levy	....	associate producer
Jody Patton	....	producer
Eric Robison	....	executive producer
Bradford Simpson	....	co-producer
John Sloss	....	executive producer
Steven Soderbergh	....	executive producer
Christine Vachon	....	producer
John Wells	....	executive producer

Originalmusik
Elmer Bernstein

Kamera
Edward Lachman

Schnitt
James Lyons

Casting
Laura Rosenthal

Szenenbild
Mark Friedberg

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Peter Rogness

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Ellen Christiansen

Kostüme
Sandy Powell

Maske/Frisuren
Alan D'Angerio	....	key hair stylist
Hildie Ginsberg	....	makeup artist
Michael Kriston	....	hair stylist
Elaine L. Offers	....	makeup supervisor
Eva Polywka	....	additional makeup artist

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Brad Goodman	....	post-production supervisor
Scott Koenig	....	production manager
Katie Roumel	....	executive in charge of production

Regieassistenten
Timothy Bird	....	first assistant director
Erica Levy	....	assistant director
Kristal D. Moseley	....	assistant director
Peter Thorell	....	second assistant director

Ausstattung (Stab)
JoAnn Atwood	....	on-set dresser
Robert Barnett	....	scenic artist
Paul Camarro	....	set dresser
Rena DeAngelo	....	first assistant decorator
Alex DiGerlando	....	art department assistant
James Donahue	....	scenic painter
Brent Godek	....	set dresser
Jonathan Graham	....	key construction grip
Sandy Hamilton	....	property master
Joanna Hartell	....	set dresser
Claire Kirk	....	art department coordinator
Miguel López-Castillo	....	assistant art director
Jeffrey D. McDonald	....	assistant art director (as Jeff McDonald)
Michael A. McFadden	....	construction grip
Timothy Metzger	....	lead man
Nick Miller	....	construction coordinator
Kris Moran	....	assistant property master (as Kristine Moran)
James Sadek	....	carpenter
Will Scheck	....	key greensperson
Jennifer Snoeyink	....	scenic artist (as Jennifer Snoeyink-Moskowitz)
Jonathan Swain	....	stand-by greens
Holly Watson	....	graphic artist
Anthony Baldasare	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Ton Stab
Peter Appleton	....	adr supervisor
Kelley Baker	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Carr	....	sound mix technician
David A. Cohen	....	dialogue editor
Michael 'Gonzo' Gandsey	....	sound effects editor
Amy Hammer	....	mix facility coordinator
Drew Kunin	....	production sound mixer
Richard Moore	....	sound effects editor
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Rick Partlow	....	foley artist
Leslie Shatz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joe White	....	boom operator
Patrick Winters	....	sound editor
James Wright	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby Stereo (as Jim Wright)

Visual Effects
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Laurie Powers	....	digital compositor
Mark Sawicki	....	optical camera

Stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Peter Colavito	....	electrician
John W. DeBlau	....	gaffer
Jay Feather	....	assistant camera
Abbot Genser	....	still photographer
Richard Gioia	....	first assistant camera
Craig Haagensen	....	camera operator
Charles Meere III	....	generator operator
Jason Micallef	....	lamp operator
Tom Percarpio	....	rigging gaffer
Mark Schwentner	....	electrician

Casting (Stab)
Krista Bogetich	....	casting assistant
Ali Farrell	....	casting associate

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
David Davenport	....	wardrobe supervisor
Addie Hall	....	costumer
Cheryl Kilbourne-Kimpton	....	costumer
Mary Jo McGrath	....	costume coordinator
Barbara Presar	....	costumer
Tom Soluri	....	set costumer
Thomas Stokes	....	costumer
Susan J. Wright	....	wardrobe supervisor

Schnitt (Stab)
Joe Finley	....	digital colorist
Kiersten Harter	....	second assistant editor
Veronica Vichit-Vadakan	....	apprentice editor
Shelly Westerman	....	associate editor
Lee Wimer	....	color timer

Musik (Stab)
Emilie A. Bernstein	....	orchestrator
Joanie Diener	....	music editor
Joanie Diener	....	scoring editor
Max Avery Lichtenstein	....	composer: source music (as Max Lichtenstein)
Joe Lisanti	....	music editor
Patrick Russ	....	orchestrator
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer
Carl Sealove	....	music editor: score (uncredited)

Transporte
Robert Buckman	....	transportation co-captain
Michael Hyde	....	transportation captain

Restlicher Stab
Ethan Anderson	....	craft service
Travis William Blue	....	office intern
Michael J. Cargill	....	production assistant
Cheyanne M. Casey	....	production office intern
David Chambers	....	set location assistant
Mike Currie	....	set production assistant
Deb Dyer	....	accountant
Missy Eustermann	....	post-production accountant
Rebecca Ewing	....	production assistant
Lindsay Feldman	....	production intern
Rhonda George	....	assistant production coordinator
Reshma Gopaldas	....	assistant: Ms. Moore
Kenda Greenwood	....	intern
Jocelyn Hayes	....	development executive
Beau Holden	....	assistant: Mr. Quaid
Jesse Hove	....	location assistant
Thomas Johnston	....	script supervisor
Louis Katz	....	production physician
Christine Leaman	....	location assistant
Yana Collins Lehman	....	legal assistant
Jeff Lomaglio	....	shop craftsmen
Ana Lombardo	....	location coordinator
Lisa Madden	....	accounting clerk
Anabel Manchester	....	location intern
Randy Manion	....	location scout
Keira March	....	first assistant accountant
Jon Marcus	....	production executive: Killer Films
Raynelle Irene Mensah	....	film runner
Raynelle Irene Mensah	....	office production assistant
Kellie Morrison	....	assistant location manager
Kip Myers	....	location assistant
Macall B. Polay	....	payroll accountant
Joaquin Diego Prange	....	location assistant
Jonathan Raymond	....	assistant: Mr. Haynes (as Slats Grobnik)
Jon Raymond	....	assistant to director (as Slats Grobnik)
Guillaume Renberg	....	remote head technician
Vicki Dee Rock	....	production executive
Mike S. Ryan	....	location manager
Tanya Smith	....	assistant: Mr. Haynes (as Checkers Smith)
Karen Koula Sossiadis	....	production coordinator
Katina Sossiadis	....	production secretary
Eugene Stamos	....	craft service
April Taylor	....	location assistant
Daniel Wagner	....	assistant: Ms. Vachon
Annie Young Frisbie	....	product placement coordinator (as Annie Young)
Vikas Bandhu	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Produktionsfirmen

• Clear Blue Sky Productions
• John Wells Productions
• Killer Films
• Section Eight
• TF1 International
• USA Films
• Vulcan Productions

Verleihfirmen

• Focus Features (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• ARP Sélection (2003) (France) (all media)
• Alfa Films (Argentina)
• Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2003) (Germany)
• Eagle Pictures
• Entertainment Film Distributors
• Finnkino (2003) (Finland) (theatrical)
• GAGA Communications
• GAGA Humax Inc.
• GAGA (2002) (Japan) (all media)
• Gateno Films (2003) (Peru) (all media)
• Monopole-Pathé (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Paradise Group (2002) (Russia) (all media)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL8)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2003) (Finland) (VHS)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Vértigo Films
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (Finland) (TV)

Spezialeffekte

• Custom Film Effects

Weitere Firmen

• Custom Film Effects  titles and opticals
• Rex Post  group adr
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Alternativ:

Loin du paradis (France)
Himmel so fern, Dem (Österreich) (Deutschland) (Switzerland: German title) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content, brief violence and language.

Länge:

107 Min

Produktionsland:

France | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | South Korea:12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39061) | Netherlands:12

Drehorte:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Firma:

Clear Blue Sky Productions

Dies und das:

Second in the poll for FIPRESCI GRAND PRIX OF THE YEAR 2003.

Pannen:

Anachronismus: The date is established as October, 1957, however, there are an awful lot of 1958 cars around. More than would have been on the road so early in the '58 model year. Also: the shot of the quaint town square shows a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air police car - with all the top trim level chrome clearly evident. Public agencies buy the cheap version, which, in this case, should have been a Del Ray.

Dialogzitate:

Cathy Whitaker: You're all man to me! All man...

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Ballet Piece

Works on several levels (though some better than others)

Cathy and Frank are a society couple in 1950's Connecticut. Their perfect house, perfect kids and happy marriage all contribute to making them the toast of the middle classes. However Frank's secret desire for men wrecks Cathy's image of their marriage but they manage to keep it a secret and seek help. When Cathy confides in her black gardener the rumours begin that again threaten Cathy's all-American society queen existence.

It helps when writing a review of a film like this that you can throw round all the right references and draw comparison's wit the two Sirk films from which Haynes drew inspiration from. Sadly I can't do that as I haven't seen either of the works (although have seen some Sirk films), so I'll do the best I can! From the outset this film builds a plastic perfect 50's world before revealing that everything isn't as the outside world (and even those on the inside) may perceive. This works well but the film is strong because it works on several other levels past this one.

Past the fake nature of lives – we are all human after all – are several other broader themes that are not as clear but still important. The place of women is society is one – where Frank's indiscretion appears to still let him work etc, Cathy much smaller crime sees her condemned from all around. Her relationship with Raymond shows how women held social status only as trophies in some circles and, when this role was threatened or made redundant, they had little more standing that blacks etc.

The two fallings of Frank and Cathy are parallel and it is interesting to see the two. Frank stigma that he must hide is one of sexuality while Cathy is less lucky in that her stigma is as clear to observers as the skin on Raymond's face. This is not to say that the film works as well on each of these levels, but it does work well enough on all of them. It is slow and patient and it may frustrate some audiences who will claim `nothing really happens' – if a review says this then ignore it – they have clearly missed the point.

The 50's feel is bang on and very well done. I'm not sure if Haynes has lifted the touches that make it feel `50's' from Sirk directly (i.e. copied) but it really works. The colours are lush and every set and costume feel like it must be straight from the 50's. It is to Haynes credit that he has done this without being camp or wistful in the way that many films set in the period can be. He plays it straight down the line.

The cast are roundly good. Moore deversedly got her nomination for this work and she is excellent. She never goes over the top but is visibly simmering throughout. Quaid is good but has a less complex character to carry, we don't get to understand what he is going through or felling – is it deep guilt, lust, love etc? Haysbert in 24 is OK but plays a stiff, morally righteous man who is so `good' as to be difficult to swallow! Here it is not quite as bad but Raymond is still a ` good, wholesome' man. Haysbert does him well but again I wanted more to the character. The support cast are good and all play the plastic socialites and professionals of 1950's well.

Overall this film is very lush – nothing but praise can be given to director, costumes and set designers etc. The cast are all good even if they must act with decorum and patience throughout and the emotion and drama of the story (although stilted and controlled) is still very involving. A very good film – if it had been made in the 50's it would be held as a classic today.