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Actors: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead, Conrad Nagel, Charles Drake
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about All That Heaven Allows |
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ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS is a movie directed by Douglas Sirk in 1955.
Jane Wyman is a rich widow who falls in love with Rock Hudson who's some 15 years younger. When Rocks asks her to marry him, Wyman's children and the local polite society force her to refuse.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- matchbreaker interference
Lover is...
- much older/younger
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- simply wealthy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- falling off
Forest?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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