Formative Performances: Julianne Moore in “Far from Heaven”

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.]

In the spirit of being behind on these posts, I meant to post this one last Saturday in honor of the premiere of “Game Change” and got waylaid trying to mirror Lady T’s posts. Hurrah. But we are all still celebrating the gloriousness that is Julianne Moore and what better way than to re-visit her Cathy Whitaker? A movie like this only gets better in the light of the popularity of things like “Mad Men.” A take on the Douglas Sirk films (specifically “All That Heaven Allows,” complete with “heaven” in the title), this Todd Haynes masterpiece is an expose on suburban life in the 1950s, exploring both homosexuality and racism against the traditional vibrant colors and poofy dresses on the era. Julianne gives one of my fave performances ever.