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All That Heaven Allows Movie Review Summary

Actors: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead, Conrad Nagel, Charles Drake

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ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS is a movie directed by Douglas Sirk in 1955.

Jane Wyman is a rich widow who falls in love with Rock Hudson who's some 15 years younger. When Rocks asks her to marry him, Wyman's children and the local polite society force her to refuse.
The review of this Movie prepared by Daniel Staebler



Script Analysis of All That Heaven Allows

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Plot & Themes

Time/era of movie:    -   1930's-1950's Romance/Love/Hugging    -   Yes Kind of romance:    -   matchbreaker interference Lover is...    -   much older/younger

Main Character

Identity:    -   Female Profession/status:    -   simply wealthy Age:    -   40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White American

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Northeast Mountains/Cliffs    -   Yes Mountains:    -   falling off Forest?    -   Yes

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   no torture/death Sex/nudity in movie?    -   Yes What kind of sex:    -   kissing

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