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Big heart, big drama, and even bigger colors, All That Heaven Allows is tip top Douglas Sirk.
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Hudson is handsome and somewhat wooden. Laconic of speech, and imbued with an angel's patience and understanding, it's at times hard to understand his passion for the widow, what with pretty girls just spoilingfor his attention. Oct 16, 2007 | Full Review…
Hudson is handsome and somewhat wooden. Laconic of speech, and imbued with an angel's patience and understanding, it's at times hard to understand his passion for the widow, what with pretty girls just spoilingfor his attention.
Variety Staff
Solid and sensible drama plainly had to give way to outright emotional bulldozing and a paving of easy clichés. Mar 25, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Solid and sensible drama plainly had to give way to outright emotional bulldozing and a paving of easy clichés.
Bosley Crowther
Beneath the stunningly lovely visuals -- all expressionist colours, reflections, and frames-within-frames, used to produce a precise symbolism -- lies a kernel of terrifying despair Feb 9, 2006 | Full Review…
Beneath the stunningly lovely visuals -- all expressionist colours, reflections, and frames-within-frames, used to produce a precise symbolism -- lies a kernel of terrifying despair
Geoff Andrew
A masterpiece (1955) by one of the most inventive and recondite directors ever to work in Hollywood, Douglas Sirk. Sep 4, 2004 | Full Review…
A masterpiece (1955) by one of the most inventive and recondite directors ever to work in Hollywood, Douglas Sirk.
Dave Kehr
As the camera gradually moves in on Cary's despairing face in reflection, we know the mantra of "life's parade at your fingertips" is really a mandate for her own imprisonment Jan 27, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
As the camera gradually moves in on Cary's despairing face in reflection, we know the mantra of "life's parade at your fingertips" is really a mandate for her own imprisonment
PJ Nabarro
Works as a straightforward melodrama, but is so meticulously crafted by a visual master that it provides endless material for those who wish to mine for deeper social commentary. Aug 3, 2014 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
Works as a straightforward melodrama, but is so meticulously crafted by a visual master that it provides endless material for those who wish to mine for deeper social commentary.
Christopher Long
Proof that there is artistry and glory in a genre that never had to apologise for itself, not when it was this confident, beautiful, and good. Jul 13, 2014 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review…
Proof that there is artistry and glory in a genre that never had to apologise for itself, not when it was this confident, beautiful, and good.
Tim Brayton
Sirk benefited immeasurably from the fact that the chief subject of his crazy cinema was postwar America. Aug 21, 2009 | Full Review…
Sirk benefited immeasurably from the fact that the chief subject of his crazy cinema was postwar America.
Rob Nelson
A classic and beautiful film for those who love romantic stories Oct 18, 2008 | Full Review…
A classic and beautiful film for those who love romantic stories
Louise Keller
Romance novel in narrative this transcends its genre with visual depth and perceptive socio-cultural insights. Oct 16, 2007 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Romance novel in narrative this transcends its genre with visual depth and perceptive socio-cultural insights.
David Parkinson
One of Sirk's finest films. Oct 16, 2007 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
One of Sirk's finest films.
'Time, if anything, will vindicate Douglas Sirk,' wrote Andrew Sarris in 1968. He was right. May 26, 2006 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
'Time, if anything, will vindicate Douglas Sirk,' wrote Andrew Sarris in 1968. He was right.
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Despite the fact that the two characters seem to fall in love in such an abrupt way, this is still an involving silky melodrama whose appeal is not hard to understand, especially taking into account the impressive social criticism that made it so ahead of its time.
Super Reviewer
I don't quite know how to describe this. I watched it expecting nothing great and I still feel quite confused as to my feelings on it but I really enjoyed it. It was interesting and understandable (not always common in 'old' movies) and it touches on themes I can completely understand despite the age gap. I feel I may have liked it better at Christmas time, as the beautiful images of a snow covered cottage with a young deer outside was magical. I truly felt for Cary, as her whole world changed and ended up feeling satisfied at the end. A good romance.
Some people never realize how society, traditions and values imprisons and forces them to conform with banality. A candid and romantic look of a taboo relationship, done with such picturesque beauty that is hard not to be moved and enchanted by it.
One of the cheesiest, yet one of the most beautiful romance films I have ever seen. This film tells the tale of an older woman, as her family is not as happy as they used to be before their father (her husband) passed away. As she begins to fall for their family gardener (Ron), he does whatever he possibly can to get her to love him back. He is far to young of a man for her, but that is not a factor that will stop this beautifully told romance from ending. There are moments where the dialogue is too corny to not chuckle at it, but the heart behind it is magnificent, and even in the final moments of the film, you still share all the feelings that you shared since their first on-screen presence. "All That Heaven Allows" is one of the best romance films ever made. It has charm, happiness, force, love, and the will to not let anything get in the way of romance. As it seems the romance is tearing the family apart and Ron is not being accepted into the family, it just makes the audience have more faith in life that it will all get better. This film is blissful!
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