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Writer (WGA):
Todd Haynes (written by)
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Release Date:
22 November 2002 (USA) more
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What imprisons desires of the heart? more
Plot:
In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 73 wins & 35 nominations more
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breaking free more (348 total)

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Also Known As:
Loin du paradis (France)
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Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content, brief violence and language.
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107 min
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Cinematographer Edward Lachman created the 1950s "look" by using the same type of lighting equipment (incandescent), the same lighting techniques, and the same type of lens filters when shooting this film, as would have been used on a 1950s era melodrama. more
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Continuity: When Cathy and Raymond are talking outside the big gray building, at one stage the wind is blowing fiercely, making Cathy's hair all messed. It then appears to be perfect again, while the sound indicates that the wind is still blowing. Her hair then changes between messed up and perfect a few more times. more
Quotes:
Raymond: I've learned my lesson about mixing in other worlds. I've seen the sparks fly. All kinds. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more
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Ballet Piece more

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breaking free, 13 April 2003
Author: MitchellXL5

While certainly this film is about race and sexual preference, I think its observations are actually much more universal. What it is about - and so many of the movies it references are also about - is how social structures work hard to prevent you from stepping outside your little world. People work hard to control attitudes towards outsiders - in this case, black people and homosexuals - in a negative way that not only keeps them out, but also keeps you in. Many people just don't like it when you seek something from the outside and will be manipulative to keep it so. Witness Patricia Clarkson, who is so manipulative that she has to remind Jualianne Moore how old and dear friends they - oldest and dearest - in such a way that it is a threat more than a comfort. And the film does this within the conventions of the genre it is putting itself in. In many ways, it merely uses the tawdry, cliched imagery of Hollywood soapers in such a way that, if you are not familiar, they may appear to be cliches here. But they are very intentional. And in this way, everything is controlled about the film - reactions, colors, everything. No wonder the characters need to break out of their worlds.

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