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| All That Heaven Allows - Criterion Collection | 
 enlarge | Director: Douglas Sirk
Actors: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead, Conrad Nagel, Virginia Grey
Studio: Criterion
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 16412
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 89
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: PMIDCC1565D
ISBN: 1559409126
UPC: 715515011426
EAN: 9781559409124
ASIN: B00005BH23
Theatrical Release Date: December 1955
Release Date: June 19, 2001
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 WONDERFUL FANTASTIC AND A CLASSIC May 14, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
ROCK HUDSON AND JANE WYMAN ARE JUST GREAT TOGETHER IN THIS.I LOVE IT .
 Still relevant after all these years. May 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All That Heaven Allows (Douglas Sirk, 1955)
If you get a bunch of assorted critics and film snobs into a room and start them talking about the work of Douglas Sirk, the conversation will eventually devolve into the topic it always does: which of the two films Sirk made that are universally regarded as his best was better, All That Heaven Allows or Imitation of Life? (The debate is generally so close that even in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?'s survey of 1,360 professional film critics of the thousand best movies of all time, Imitation came in at 244, All that Heaven Allows at 245.) Well, I've now seen both of them, and I have to say I liked Imitation of Life more. But All That Heaven Allows is still a pretty fine movie, both for the stylistic quirks that make it such a critical favorite and for the satire on sanitized fifties life that it presents.
Cary Scott (Jane Wyman) is an upperclass widow whose friends are encouraging her to get out a bit more. They even contrive to get her into the same place as often as possible with the town's most eligible bachelor. Cary, however, finds herself attracted to rough, blue-collar tree farmer Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson), who'd done some gardening work for her. Romance blooms between the older woman and the younger man. While Ron's friends are warm and accepting, Cary's friends-- and her children-- are scandalized.
Sirk is sometimes guilty of making his characters shallower than they should be in order to get his point across more clearly, but at least he recognizes the importance of couching that point in a good story, unlike so many other seemingly-dissident filmmakers, and that makes all the difference. What I find most interesting is that Sirk's pastiche of effects here, most notably the expressionist color scheme and the famous framing shots, put me very much in mind of Argento's The Bird with the Crystal Plumage. (Betcha no one's ever made THAT comparison before!) Because of that, I think they may have had less of an effect on me than on most folks seeing the film for the first time; after all, I'm already used to them, and used to them in the capacity of attacking societal mores. But still, the story itself is still solid. A bit melodramatic, but then, Sirk was the King of the Weepies, no? ****
What can one say March 13, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Magnificent. I have 3 of the Douglas Sirk "spectaculars' just missing Magnificent Obsession.I have longed to own all of his melodramas from the 1950's. (I saw them the first time around) My only criticism is of Rock Hudson, (but I forgive him).Jane Wyman as usual was wonderful. He was always rather wooden, but for all of that I thoroughly enjoyed "All that Heaven Allows". The colour, scenery and story "WOW" real tear making stuff. I did see the Todd Haynes version titled "All This and Heaven Too" preferred the original. All the small mindedness of small towns.....on the whole thought it great, and can recommend it to other "melodramatic" film fans. A great tear jerker!
A perfect film February 8, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS is one of those melodramas that translate so well what life was like in the forties and fifties. Everything in them becomes a comment on this particular time and its social mores. As in almost every Sirk film, we look at a perfect artwork. The directing, the acting, the cinematography, the writing, are all of exceptional quality. Sirk deserves to have his films presented in a sumptuous 10-disc box set, digitally restored and with plenty of extras in each of them.
enjoyed movie January 30, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have always enjoyed this movie, but have not seen it in a long time so thought I would purchase it for myself. I was glad when I seen it on Amazon for sell. It is a Great Love Story!
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