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All That Heaven Allows
GERMANY · 1955

All That Heaven Allows

Douglas Sirk
class conflict age gap romance social disapproval widow's independence family interference
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Synopsis

Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love with her much younger and down-to-earth gardener, prompting disapproval and criticism from her children and country club friends.

Films All That Heaven Allows Inspired
The story was inspired by "All That Heaven Allows," the 1955 Douglas Sirk film starring Jane Wyman as an older woman who falls in love with her young gardener (Rock Hudson).
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