What imprisons desires of the heart?
In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.
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Character
Grave, prestige, contemplative and nostalgic.
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Julianne MooreCathy Whitaker
- Dennis QuaidFrank Whitaker
- Dennis HaysbertRaymond Deagan
- Patricia ClarksonEleanor Fine
- Viola DavisSybil
- James RebhornDr. Bowman
- Bette HenritzeMrs. Leacock
- Michael GastonStan Fine
- Ryan WardDavid Whitaker
- Lindsay AndrettaJanice Whitaker
Crew
- Todd HaynesDirector
- Todd HaynesWriter
- Edward LachmanDirector of Photography
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- James LyonsEditor
- Jody PattonProducer
- Christine VachonProducer
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