Startling and brillant. It so easily captures a woman who finds her seemingly perfect life being torn apart it's amazing.
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Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 15. -
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Sensitive, mature melodrama about sexuality in the 1950s.
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for Ages 15–18
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About Far From Heaven
Parents need to know that this Oscar-nominated melodrama deals with mature, complex issues, including prejudice, sexuality, and adultery. Characters make anti-Semitic and racist comments; there's also some drinking and smoking. One character gets drunk in an attempt to numb the pain he feels about not being true to himself.
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- Families can talk about why the story is set in the 1950s and about what's changed since then. Younger family members may want to know more about the older members' recollections of that era. Did Raymond and Frank make different choices when it came to what was best for their children? What do those children think about what's going on around them? How will filmmakers 50 years from now see today's movies and what will they pick to pay tribute to?
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Melodramatic, cliche
I found the movie touching and brilliant in its display of life in the 50s, but trying to tackle TWO major themes of homosexuality AND racism made it feel contrived and trivialized. It would have been a much better film if they had focused more on the relationships between Moore and her husband and gardener and not tried to make a social statement about racism and homosexuality. I would NOT want my 13 year old to see this film.
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