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Carol
Why this pick
Haynes again uses immaculate period surfaces, saturated colour, and precisely controlled glances to make social constraint feel intimate, painful, and quietly romantic.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2002 1h 47m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In 1957 suburban Connecticut, Cathy Whitaker appears to be the perfect wife, mother, and homemaker. Cathy is married to Frank, a successful executive at Magnatech, a company selling television advertising. One evening Cathy receives a phone call from the local police who are holding her husband. He says it's all a mix up but they won't let him leave alone. Frank has in fact been exploring the underground world of gay bars in Hartford, Connecticut. One day, Cathy spies an unknown black man walking through her yard. He turns out to be Raymond Deagan, the son of Cathy's late gardener.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Julianne Moore
Cathleen "Cathy" Whitaker
Dennis Haysbert
Raymond Deagan
Dennis Quaid
Frank Whitaker
Patricia Clarkson
Eleanor Fine
James Rebhorn
Dr. Bowman
Viola Davis
Sybil
Celia Weston
Mona Lauder
Michael Gaston
Stan Fine