Far from Heaven

Far from Heaven (2002)

Timing: 1:47 (107 min)

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Release date

2002-11-08

Country

France, United States

Production

Focus Features, Section Eight, Killer Films, John Wells Productions, TF1 International, Vulcan Productions

Genre

Drama, Romance

Budget

$13 500 000

Revenue

$29 027 914

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Director

Todd Haynes

Actors

Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson, Viola Davis, James Rebhorn, Bette Henritze, Michael Gaston, Celia Weston, Ryan Ward
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Scenario

Producer

Christine Vachon, Jody Patton, John Sloss, George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh, John Wells, Tracy Brimm, Eric Robison

Operator

Edward Lachman

Composer

Elmer Bernstein

Artist

Miguel López-Castillo, Jeffrey D. McDonald

Audition

Editing

James Lyons
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• Julianne Moore was pregnant during the filming of the movie.
• During filming, Dennis Haysbert was forced to constantly travel from the east coast of the US to Los Angeles to participate in the TV show "24", which was being filmed concurrently.
• Cinematographer Edward Lachman managed to create a "1950s look" by using lighting equipment, techniques, and filters from that era.
• Douglas Sirk's 1950s melodramas served as a stylistic model for Haynes.
• Working titles for the film were "This Wonderful Life", "Circles on the Sun", and "The Essence of Things".
• Julianne Moore literally persuaded the director to make her character a blonde.
• Working titles for the film were "This Wonderful Life," "Circles in the Sun," and "The Essence of Things."