All That Heaven Allows (1955)

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Cary, a wealthy widow, falls in love with the much younger nurseryman, Ron Kirby. This provides gossip for the country club set... (imdb)

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Genres: Romance, Drama

Country: USA

Directed By: Douglas Sirk

Written By: Peg Fenwick, Edna L. Lee

Starring: Agnes Moorehead, Rock Hudson, Charles Drake, Jane Wyman, Conrad Nagel, Virginia Grey, Gloria Talbott, Leigh Snowden, Donald Curtis, William Reynolds, Hayden Rorke, Jacqueline deWit

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Date	User	Rating
Nov 20	vitruvian	90 _67%
Nov 14	jal90	95 _90%
Nov 09	sufjan	70 _%
Nov 07	filmratings	70 _58%
Oct 26	KamilPPP	80 _60%
Oct 17	blackendblue	69 _70%
Oct 16	skinnylegend	60 _54%
Oct 05	scottstilson	67 _70%
Sep 29	twincinema	90 _93%
The older I get, the more I realize I love a glorious melodrama. This film is progressive for its time. Was about to get real mad that Hudson dies by falling off the cliff.
Sep 12	Hyperion+	64 _91%
Sep 11	zelda	81 _33%
Sep 09	Zepheus	80 _%
Sep 07	Monisit	51 _16%
The characters are all a bit selfish, couldn't get behind the romance either. It just lead to a very melodramatic experience with very little substance to stand out from the rest. Outside of the photography, it doesn't very lend itself well to the genre.
Sep 03	Lluvia2157	91 _21%
Sep 01	redboots	80 _71%
Aug 09	Fritz Fass	90 _94%
Jul 26	CMQuinn	70 _49%
Jul 23	Gymnopedies	70 _61%
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Jun 01	josuebochi	65 _56%
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Apr 08	egebasaran	75 _68%
Mar 29	sourheart	85 _56%
Very good. Interesting dynamics and the reactions are always very surprising.
Mar 21	RottenT	93 _83%
Big heart, big drama, and even bigger colors, All That Heaven Allows is tip top Douglas Sirk.
Mar 20	apsays	71 _68%
Mar 16	Aira	75 _50%
Mar 12	nyg500	82 _69%
Mar 10	garmonbozia	80 _78%
Mar 02	umurtas	85 _84%
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Dec 06, 2017	McGinty	74 _62%
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Oct 08, 2017	willmylrea	62 _36%
Oct 03, 2017	tommy_leazaq	59 _63%
Oct 01, 2017	sandrikoti	40 _7%
Sep 01, 2017	izwt936g	84 _80%
Aug 31, 2017	llama	72 _70%
Aug 21, 2017	Jimmy Suede	70 _45%
Say it with me: "Rich people bad... Nonconformists good..." That said, even though it's heavy-handed it's not a bad movie. I enjoyed the cinematography most, the cool shots and lighting. Our man Ron Kirby, though, only seemed human when Cary (a woman, as opposed to Cary Grant) broke up with him, perturbing his imperturbable rightness. And wow, her son was one of the biggest bastards I've ever seen.
Aug 21, 2017	KnotTheory	8 _37%
Aug 02, 2017	whataboutit	95 _91%
Jul 25, 2017	toxicwind	7 _46%
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Apr 09, 2017	ICMforum	80 _34%
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Sep 15, 2016	Caracortada	40 _43%
Sep 08, 2016	Dumbwill	95 _86%
Aug 31, 2016	rojatume	88 _93%
I have not been so emotionally invested in a film in a long time. Though some scenes at the end are a tad off, (I personally would have preferred that Cary stand up to her awful children, rather than just allow the pieces to coincidentally fall into place; WHY DID THEY FEEL THE NEED TO INCLUDE THE SCENE WITH THE DOCTOR?!?! DID THIS GUY WHO WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE SERIOUSLY MOTIVATE HER TO DO WHAT SHE DOES?!?!) all of the choices made and problems faced make perfect sense.
Aug 27, 2016	Lonewolf2003	75 _55%
Aug 13, 2016	artemis	20 _11%
Aug 13, 2016	thomas_d	76 _26%
Aug 03, 2016	ludymylla	81 _69%
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Apr 07, 2016	kingofsuede	90 _81%
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Mar 22, 2016	Niska	41 _69%
Mar 19, 2016	porzano	78 _92%
Mar 19, 2016	tmlilty	100 _43%
Feb 27, 2016	FrancoZero	17 _89%
Star Rating: ★★★★1/2
Feb 26, 2016	ramshackled	95 _86%
Feb 22, 2016	Lilarcor	85 _83%
Feb 18, 2016	chair39	60 _76%
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Jan 21, 2016	photina	93 _75%
Jan 20, 2016	HairsMissing	82 _45%
Jan 17, 2016	Grishma123	92 _91%
Jan 10, 2016	Yiannos	73 _72%
Overpraised by auteurists, All That Heaven Allows is nonetheless an impressive piece of old fashioned Hollywood film making that has more depth than your average melodrama from the same period. The framing is impeccable, and the colours are moody, expressionistic and vivid, detailing the inner lives of the characters and intensifying the drama at crucial moments. While the film is broadly a critique of bourgeois values, it also has the stones to tackle class, which is a big no-no today.
Jan 05, 2016	strangelime	95 _92%
Jan 02, 2016	exitexitquit	89 _94%
Dec 31, 2015	hobanfan	75 _42%
Dec 25, 2015	aday76	88 _63%
Dec 24, 2015	GarthLandow	80 _42%
Dec 20, 2015	firebirdekb	80 _88%
Dec 17, 2015	BillyShears	90 _91%
Rock Hudson knows A LOT about wood.
Dec 16, 2015	MUBIvotes	41 _91%
Dec 15, 2015	robot2xl	73 _48%
Dec 06, 2015	paah	80 _83%
Dec 03, 2015	saudade	59 _85%
Dec 02, 2015	omeraksy	80 _80%
Nov 27, 2015	coroner	70 _66%
Nov 24, 2015	LewWooden	80 _87%
Nov 11, 2015	maksler	80 _75%
Nov 07, 2015	JakeAesthete	62 _62%
'Drama, comedy, life's parade at your fingertips.' I found it surprising how upfront the social criticism in this was, it hardly even feels like subtext that would have gone unnoticed to viewers of the time. I think you'll find a lot more actual subversion going on in a Tashlin film. But rather than any 'hidden meaning' to be discovered, what really sells this is the impeccable, gorgeous style (those fucking colors!) that clearly influenced everyone from Fassbinder to Almodovar to Kaurismaki.
Nov 01, 2015	N_B	70 _64%
Oct 30, 2015	FatihC	55 _17%
Oct 15, 2015	anandare	80 _60%
Oct 06, 2015	RavynLoony	78 _89%
Oct 03, 2015	krnc	80 _58%
Sep 27, 2015	SnoopyStyle	80 _89%
Aug 25, 2015	CesarCastag (CinePlayers.com)	100 _95%
Aug 12, 2015	xacviant	90 _94%
A suburban widow (Jane Wyman) falls in love with a younger arborist (Rock Hudson), and they soon plan to marry...but her social circle and children are not so quick to accept him. First and foremost, the use of Technicolor is almost beyond words; Russell Metty and Sirk make one of the most gorgeously saturated films I've ever seen. And Sirk's critique of 'respectability' and suburban values really stings. Magnificent work from Wyman and Hudson; the plot feels a bit rushed at times but enthralls.
Aug 10, 2015	Fsjallink	87 _85%
Jul 31, 2015	GRouleau	80 _82%
Jul 16, 2015	thirdeye42	81 _89%
Jul 11, 2015	Andrew13	93 _84%
Jun 15, 2015	LRibeiro	77 _58%
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May 31, 2015	windowseat	80 _60%
May 18, 2015	zetes	90 _82%
May 17, 2015	DF Duck	90 _86%
May 13, 2015	preppy-3	80 _73%
May 10, 2015	boothmillard	70 _66%
May 09, 2015	khanbaliq2	80 _53%
Apr 20, 2015	DougieD	80 _47%
Apr 16, 2015	loosecanons	7 _60%
Mar 26, 2015	filmcave	83 _86%
Mar 20, 2015	bmmello	91 _94%
Mar 18, 2015	banadolu	75 _65%
Mar 08, 2015	Tds4a	73 _54%
Feb 22, 2015	LuxNatalis	73 _81%
Feb 07, 2015	Magmadiver	90 _85%
Jan 29, 2015	LosWochos	87 _52%
Jan 25, 2015	moreisbetter	98 _92%
Jan 20, 2015	ArloJWiley	100 _86%
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Dec 31, 2014	c4d0rn4	88 _75%
Dec 17, 2014	Kiddo	80 _72%
Dec 16, 2014	driscarpin	95 _94%
O cinema de Sirk é tão deslumbrante que causa uma sensação de desespero ao se cogitar que todos os filmes deveriam ser bons assim.
Dec 12, 2014	gargantua	81 _86%
Dec 12, 2014	3l3phant	85 _70%
Dec 11, 2014	10kfilms	90 _86%
Dec 09, 2014	mrarn	61 _73%
The drama of younger man dating a older woman seems dated and a little silly. The selfishness of the children made them appear very cruel and self centered.
Nov 24, 2014	Kisbye	80 _81%
Nov 22, 2014	maborosi	90 _95%
Nov 08, 2014	lisa-	15 _28%
as the ending approached, endless layers of irony and destiny were heaped upon the narrative, but all i could think about was how wrinkly those old mens' faces get when they kiss. douglas sirk makes me want to vomit rainbows. homosexual rainbows.
Oct 26, 2014	panchovilla	80 _66%
Oct 25, 2014	clowngirl	82 _84%
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Sep 23, 2014	xanderbisc	60 _72%
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Sep 17, 2014	angela79at	50 _48%
Sep 15, 2014	Archeologian	80 _86%

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