
Far From Heaven
With Far From Heaven, Todd Haynes produced a Douglas Sirk film for the 21st century. Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid enjoy the quintessential 50s marriage until hubby’s secret life upends their storybook home. Facing a different kind of struggle is Dennis Haysbert whose friendship with Moore riles up the local racists. Ed Lachman’s brilliant photography gives the film an unreal sheen which hints at the heartache lurking beneath the glossy surface.
About Allan Arkush
A record collector and film buff from birth, Allan Arkush brought his two loves together in directing the cult classic Rock ‘n’ Roll High School. Back in the day Allan was directing and executive producing television series like Heroes, and Crossing Jordan. He has also directed episodes of Ally McBeal, Moonlighting, St. Elsewhere, Fame, A Series of Unfortunate Events and TV Movies like Elvis Meets Nixon and Shake Rattle & Rock as well as the mini-series, The Temptations, for which he won an Emmy. He used to have a lost film, Get Crazy, but Kino/Lorber found it in time for Christmas 2021. His day job is teaching Film production & history at the AFI.
I can proudly say that I saw Far from Heaven in the theater but have never seen any of the Transformers movies.