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Where was Far from Heaven filmed?

2003 film, directed by Todd Haynes.

  • New Jersey

The story is set in Connecticut, about 145 miles (234 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Connecticut
Filmed in
New Jersey
Distance
About 145 miles (234 km) between Connecticut and the nearest filming location.
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About Far from Heaven

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Released
2003
Director
Todd Haynes
Cast
Julianne MooreDennis QuaidDennis HaysbertPatricia ClarksonViola DavisJames RebhornMichael GastonJune SquibbChance KellyOlivia Birkelund
Genre
RomanceDramaArtLgbtq-related
Awards
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress; National Board of Review Award for Best Actress; National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress; New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film and 14 more

In 1957 suburban Connecticut, Cathy Whitaker seems to be the perfect wife, mother, and homemaker.

When she picks him up, he says it is all a misunderstanding, but it turns out that he has been exploring the illicit underground world of gay bars of Hartford.

He confesses to having had "problems" as a young man and agrees to sign up for conversion therapy.

Famous lines from Far from Heaven

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Aw, geez!David Whitaker
  • What's that?Cathy Whitaker
  • Ugh. That word.Cathy Whitaker
  • How do you mean?Cathy Whitaker
  • A bit flowery for my taste.Eleanor Fine

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