ilms to actually deal with homosexuality began in the 1950's. In these early movies the message was always clear, if you were gay you would usually end up dead....mainly because you were evil. While there are many films that could be examined from this era, I thought that it could be more interesting to examine a modern day 1950's film. The movie Far From Heaven is a film that was released in 2001, and intended to mimic the 50's film genre. While the subjects brought to light in this film were and are relevant, they are presented in a manner that would never have been found acceptable fifty years ago. More realistically this film is intended to help us examine where we have been and where we are as a society.
             Cathy and Frank Whitaker are the central focus of this story that takes place in a beautiful 1957 Connecticut suburb. The Whitaker household is one of ultimate 50's style and perfection. Frank works as an executive at a television sales firm, and Cathy is the mother and wife whose family and house are the envy of all who know them. As the movie rolls on it becomes apparent that the perfect life that is at first shown to you couldn't be further from the truth. In this movie Cathy is soon to discover that Frank is staying late at the office so that he can be afforded the opportunity to quench his attractio
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