All That Heaven Allows (1955) (U)

Dir. Douglas Sirk | 1955 | 85 mins | English 

All That Heaven Allows (1955), Douglas Sirk’s luminous melodrama, follows affluent suburban widow Cary Scott (Jane Wyman), whose comfortable but empty life is upended when she falls in love with her younger, free-spirited gardener, Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson). Their romance, marked by tenderness and longing, soon becomes the subject of scandal among Cary’s children and country-club peers, exposing the prejudices and hypocrisies of mid-century suburban America.

Through lush Technicolor visuals and subtle social commentary, the film explores the constraints of middle-class materialism and hypocrisy, making a powerful statement about individual freedom versus societal pressures in a seemingly perfect world.

How much does heaven truly allow a woman in love?

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. 

All That Heaven Allows (1955) (U)

Thursday 4th December, 7.30pm

Tickets: £8.20/£6.70/£6.00

A £1 Poly Fund payment is added to each ticket sold. A 50p booking fee is also applied per ticket for online and telephone transactions.

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