Ah, the lovely Julianne Moore in her lovely frocks with her lovely red hair that matches the lovely autumnal colours of a lovely suburban New England neighbourhood. It’s all so perfect, but of course, all is not so lovely under the surface of this beautiful façade.
This delectable movie is director Todd Haynes’s homage to the 1950s movies of Douglas Sirk and captures the period perfectly. It was also nominated for several Academy Awards.
You can easily enjoy it without knowing a thing about the genre Haynes is imitating, but take a look at Sirk’s Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession or Written on the Wind if you want to gain a much richer interpretation and appreciation of Haynes’s skill.
