Although I haven't seen Far From Heaven, I still can safely say on the evidence of this film that Todd Haynes is a great director.
Julianne Moore plays a vacuous suburban housewife who gets sick by an unspecified disease. And actually that's all you need to know plot-wise. Moore is great because she plays an annoying character, but somehow you don't get turned of by her. Moore holds a firm grip on your attention. Haynes has shot this movie with a cool, subtle eye and he comments on many things in our society e.g. consumerism, suburbia, new age, therapy groups, etc. But he holds it together by keeping you at a distance. Hereby his critique on society isn't scatter-shot. See it! Whatever you think of it, it's still an unusual work containing a tour de force performance by one of the best actresses around.
Julianne Moore plays a vacuous suburban housewife who gets sick by an unspecified disease. And actually that's all you need to know plot-wise. Moore is great because she plays an annoying character, but somehow you don't get turned of by her. Moore holds a firm grip on your attention. Haynes has shot this movie with a cool, subtle eye and he comments on many things in our society e.g. consumerism, suburbia, new age, therapy groups, etc. But he holds it together by keeping you at a distance. Hereby his critique on society isn't scatter-shot. See it! Whatever you think of it, it's still an unusual work containing a tour de force performance by one of the best actresses around.