All that Heaven Allows

A lonely widow in a small American town falls in love with a much younger man, only to face scrutiny from her grown children and become a piece of gossip within the townsfolks. Douglas Sirk’s brilliant melodrama takes a sensitive look at the social fabric and how it poses obstacles for women and men. Sirk knows how to mold the plot twists with sophisticated camerawork that emphasizes the detachment of his protagonists. At the time, the film was considered feminine, but now, All that Heaven Allows is considered a classic, and till today still plays on the mind and the heart.