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Byline: Maureen M. Carmen
The 1950s _ and the Hollywood melodramas of the era _ are revisited in this week's top new movie on video.
(All films are available on both VHS and DVD unless otherwise noted.)
FAR FROM HEAVEN 4 stars (Universal, `02) VHS; $26.98 DVD; 96 mins. Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson. In this handsome, heartbreaking re-creation of 1950s Hollywood melodramas, the picture-perfect suburban life can (and does) conceal acres of aching repression, bigotry and gloom. Todd Haynes' daring homage is beautifully photographed and brilliantly acted. PG-13 (adult themes, profanity, violence) (CC) No suggested ...