Film

All That Heaven Allows 1955

Directed by Douglas Sirk

  • Drama, Romance
  • 89 min

How much does Heaven Allow a Woman in Love?

Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love with her much younger and down-to-earth gardener, prompting disapproval and criticism from her children and country club friends.

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Grave, classical in form, effortless and intimate.

  • gravecomic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • effortlessdemanding
  • intimateepic
  • sparerichly built

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