All That Heaven Allows
1955 · TMDB 7.3
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love with her much younger and down-to-earth gardener, prompting disapproval and criticism from her children and country club friends.
Why it matters
Douglas Sirk's widowed Cary Scott falls for her younger gardener and finds her children, her neighbours and her own living room turned against her. The famous television set, delivered as a consolation prize, is one of cinema's cruellest images.
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Released
- 1955-08-25
- Studio
- Universal International Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.3
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