TOO MUCH: MELODRAMA
Our BFI Melodrama season continues with Todd Haynes’ 2002 film ‘Far From Heaven’!
Award-winning Director Todd Haynes’ film is a brilliant companion piece to Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows, which inspired the film and its scrutinising look at American domesticity in the 1950s.
‘Far From Heaven’ stars Julianne Moore in this dramatic tale of misfortune and martial disruption. She plays Cathy, a 1950s housewife navigating a scandalous love affair with her family’s African American gardener. All is not right in suburbia as the burgeoning romance causes the unravelling of Cathy’s seemingly perfect life.
This historical drama touches on its themes of social taboos with a florid and delicate nature, exploring domesticity, racism, homosexuality and class through Todd Haynes’ homage to the melodrama sub-genre.
SPECIAL OFFER
We’re offering an exclusive bundle for our two screenings on Saturday, as Douglas Sirk’s ‘All That Heaven Allows’ is a brilliant companion piece to Todd Haynes’ Far From Heaven, reimagining Sirk’s classic. This bundle ticket offers 20% off both tickets, and a free popcorn with your screening! Both events will feature the bundle ticket available for purchase.
Details:
- Date: Saturday 15th November 2025
- Time: 7PM
- Venue: Create Studios, Swindon
- Runtime: 1hr 47m
Limited availability – book now to secure your place!