All That Heaven Allows
U

Mon 12 Jan – Wed 14 Jan

Hollywood’s master of melodrama, Douglas Sirk, is at his most devastating crafting this deceptively simple story of class-crossing romance into a florid explosion of style.

Melodrama

Part of Memory Matinees

Part of Bring Your Own Baby

Part of Too Much: Melodrama on Film

In a manicured middle-class suburb, society widow Cary Scott falls for handsome young gardener Ron Kirby. Wholesome, grounded and entirely at ease with himself, Ron is a breath of fresh air. But his folksy authenticity and down-to-earth view of the world has no place at the country club. Class friction and nosy neighbors soon threaten the romance, placing hurdles between our heroes and happiness.

A profoundly felt film about class and conformity in small-town America, All That Heaven Allows is a pinnacle of expressionistic Hollywood melodrama.

Showing as part of our season Too Much: Melodrama on Film - supported by the BFI and Film Hub North.

Details

Duration

1hr 29mins

Director

Douglas Sirk

Distributor

Park Circus

Featuring

Jane Wyman • Rock Hudson • Agnes Moorehead

Year

1955

Country of origin

Language

English

Strobe lighting

Content guidance

No content warnings identified

Part of Memory Matinees

Rooted in the idea that a trip to the cinema is a powerful way to reconnect with memories, Memory Matinees provide a safe and inclusive way for audiences living with dementia to visit HPPH.

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