Far From Heaven (12A)

Dir. Todd Haynes | 2002 | 103 mins | English

Far From Heaven is a 2002 drama set in 1950s Connecticut, where the seemingly perfect suburban life of housewife Cathy Whitaker (Julianne Moore) unravels when she discovers her husband's homosexuality and later develops a forbidden relationship with their Black gardener, Raymond Deagan (Dennis Haysbert). 

As the socially taboo nature of their friendship becomes public, the gossip threatens to expose the Whitaker's secret lives, forcing Cathy to confront both her husband's hidden world and the prejudices of her community.

This is one of 3 films showing at The Poly as part of Too Much: Melodrama on Film, a season organised by the BFI and the Film Audience Network. 

Far From Heaven (12A)

Thursday 9th October, 7.45pm

Tickets: £8.20/£6.70/£6.00

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Please be aware films will start at the advertised time, we rarely show adverts and usually show under 5 minutes of trailers.