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Far From Heaven tells the story of a privileged housewife in 1950’s America, and is inspired by the great Hollywood drama of that era. Haynes lovingly depicts the gorgeous and placid surfaces of mid century suburban family life, even as his story breaks them open to reveal a repressed world of limitless emotions and life shattering desires that cross the boundaries of racial and sexual tolerance with tragic results.
