It tries to tackle just a bit too much, but the combination of modern themes and the '50s Serkian filmmaking style is hard to resist. My ★★★★ review of Far from Heaven (2002) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/4mCORF #FarFromHeaven #PrideMonth #Letterboxd

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De samenvoegen van deze twee thema's kan als problematisch worden gekarakteriseerd in de manier waarop parallellen worden getrokken tussen racisme en homofobie, maar de film is, dat indachtig, ook 20 jaar later echt de moeite waard. 'Far from Heaven' is een lust voor het oog en de hoofdrollen van Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid en Dennis Haysbert zijn zeer overtuigend.
CW: racisme, homofobie, conversietherapie, alcoholmisbruik, huiselijk geweld
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297884/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
#FarFromHeaven #QueerCinema

Onlangs de draad qua queer cinema weer opgepakt en als eerste 'Far from Heaven' van Todd Haynes uit 2002 herzien, voor het eerst in ca. 20 jaar.
De film is een hommage aan de Amerikaanse melodrama's van Douglas Sirk uit de jaren '50, zoals 'All That Heaven Allows' (1955).
Alleen kan 'Far from Heaven' iets wat voor diens inspiraties niet mogelijk was: dieper ingaan op rassendiscriminatie en homoseksualiteit.
CW: racisme, homofobie, conversietherapie, huiselijk geweld #FarFromHeaven #QueerCinema

Bastard sons of sin, birthed by the greatest arsonist
They only let the light in to show us darkness is permanent

We are what you created
We are what you created
We are what you created
We are what you created

An infinite expanse of pine boxes
Illuminate the sky

Keep me far from heaven
So far from heaven
#FitForAnAutopsy #FarFromHeaven

So here is an #introduction to me:

I'm a 34-year-old dude from York, PA. I love #cats, #catpics, movies/TV. I do my best to stay up to date with #politics and the news.

Some favorite movies: #Goodfellas, #Heat, #JesusChristSuperstar, #FarFromHeaven

Follow my #LetterBoxd at https://letterboxd.com/DarylGeeksOut/.

I occasionally write my thoughts on various films and regularly log them. I'm attempting to make my way through more classic films (a la #Criterion), especially horror.

#FuckTrump #FucktheGOP