Summary
Attractive, wealthy, middle-aged widow Cary Scott falls for her gardener, who is fifteen years younger than she is, and becomes the target of small-minded gossips and her disapproving family. The DVD includes a profile of director Douglas Sirk and more.
Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection ; 95. |
| Subjects |
Widows
-- Drama.
Young men -- Drama. Rich people -- New England -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [United States] :Criterion Collection,2001 |
| Edition | Widescreen version. |
| Other Titles | Behind the mirror. Imitation of life. All that heaven allows. All that heaven allows. |
| Contributors |
Sirk, Douglas,
1897-1987. Fenwick, Peg. Hunter, Ross. Wyman, Jane, 1917-2007. Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985. Moorehead, Agnes, 1900-1974. Nagel, Conrad, 1897-1970. Grey, Virginia, 1917-2004. Talbott, Gloria. Skinner, Frank, 1897-1968. Lee, Edna, 1890-1963. All that heaven allows. Lee, Harry, 1914-1985. All that heaven allows. Universal Pictures Company. Criterion Collection (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead, Conrad Nagel, Virginia Grey, Gloria Talbott. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Russell Metty; editor, Frank Gross; music, Frank Skinner. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. DVD release of the 1955 motion picture. Based on the story by Edna L. Lee and Harry Lee. Special features: an hour of excerpts from Behind the Mirror: a profile of Douglas Sirk, a 1979 BBC documentary featuring rare interview footage with the director; Imitation of life: on the films of Douglas Sirk, an illustrated essay by filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder; a collection of vintage lobby cards and production stills, original theatrical trailer; and liner notes by noted film theorist Laura Mulvey. |
| System Details |
DVD; widescreen (1.77:1) aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 1559409126 9781559409124 |
| Other | Classic View |