DVD
All that heaven allows
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead, Conrad Nagel, Virginia Grey.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2001]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Not rated.
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth gardener, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.
Notes
Based on the story by Edna L. Lee and Harry Lee.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955.
Special features: an hour of excerpts from Behind the Mirror: a profile of Douglas Sirk, a 1979 BBC documentary featuring rare interview footage with the director; "Imitation of life: on the films of Douglas Sirk," an illustrated essay by filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder; a collection of vintage lobby cards and production stills; original theatrical trailer; and liner notes by noted film theorist Laura Mulvey.
Subjects
- Widows > Drama.
- Young men > Drama.
- Man-woman relationships > Drama.
- May-December romances > Drama.
- Gardeners > Drama.
- Country clubs > Drama.
- Social classes > United States > Drama.
- Romance films.
- Film adaptations.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- United States > Social life and customs > 20th century > Drama.