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All That Heaven Allows

How much does Heaven Allow a Woman in Love?

1955 · 1h 29m · Approved Drama, Romance
Directed by Douglas Sirk

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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.

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Rotten

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, Variety
Rotten

Solid and sensible drama plainly had to give way to outright emotional bulldozing and a paving of easy cliches.

Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh

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, Time Out
Fresh

A masterpiece (1955) by one of the most inventive and recondite directors ever to work in Hollywood, Douglas Sirk.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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