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starring: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead, Conrad Nagel, Virginia Greydirected by: Douglas Sirk
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780783215099
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0783215096
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: February 17, 1998
Running Time: 89 minutes
Sales Rank: 5641
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1955-12
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman were so successful in Douglas Sirk's Magnificent Obsession that they reteamed for this, his first melodrama masterpiece. Young hunk Rock is a strapping son of mother nature, a gardener who woos middle-aged, middle class widow Wyman to the snooty disapproval of her conservative social circle and embarrassment of her self-centered children. Wyman discovers a new life with his open-armed friends and back-to-nature lifestyle, but struggles with life-changing decisions in the face of social pressure and vicious gossip. Living the Henry Thoreau dream, Rock inhabits his personal Walden in a rustic country cabin by a bubbling brook, a dream house lit by a giant picture window overlooking an idyllic countryside where deer pose just outside the window. Wyman's elegant but sterile suburban home transforms into a tomb when she sacrifices her love for the 'good name' of her children, and the lonely widow sees her future in the pale, colorless reflection of her TV screen. But don't despair just yet: Sirk's heroines are dynamic and resourceful and no Sirk melodrama ends without a heart-tugging, over-the-top twist. German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who championed Sirk as a master and a mentor, remade the film as Ali: Fear Eats the Soul decades later. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - All That Heaven Allows
I rather think this film is best viewed on a gray, rainy autumn afternoon or maybe late at night when you can't sleep. "All That Heaven Allows" is a 1950s sudser that can be watched on a couple of levels. First and foremost is the entertainment value. Jane Wyman is so terrific playing widow Carrie Scott. Within the first twenty minutes of the movie, three different suitors move in. The most intriguing, and from the perfect 1950s standpoint, the most unconventional, is her landscaper, Ron Kirby. ... Read More
Rating:  - EXCELLENT SERVICE
A PROMPT SERVICE UNLIKE BEING CHARGED BY CUSOMS FOR SENDING OUT 2 FILMS TOGETHER CAUSING EXTRA PAYMENT OF £11=00 WHICH YOU DID SENDING TOGETHER [ON MOONLIGHT BAY] AND [BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON]
Rating: - Perfecto
Douglas Sirk is/was a brillant film maker. His films are breathtaking to behold. The colors, the production values, the acting. All that Heaven Allows is the perfect cocktail as is Written on the Wind. See also. Todd Haynes homage in Far From Heaven. These films are also wonderful historical documents, they serve as windows into an America that disappered with rotary phones and home milk delivery. Sirk's women like Hitchcock women rivet you to the screen. They never fail to delivery the one two punch ... Read More
Rating: - TIMELESS
A beautifully written and acted story that is truly timeless. The DVD is expensive but worth having in your collection. Cuddle up with someone you love and a box of kleenex.
Rating:  - Pardon my highly symbolic deer
All That Heaven Allows is a melodrama by Douglas Sirk, and I had SO meant to watch a Douglas Sirk film ever since seeing Far From Heaven, so I was happy with my purchase. Turns out I couldn't have done better, as Far From Heaven seems to be almost entirely based on this movie. But we'll get back to that.
The deal here is that Jane Wyman [who most will remember from Falcon Crest], back when she was in her early middle age and quite vulnerable and charming, is Carrie, a widow with a son and ... Read More
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