Media's 1950s Housewife

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An essay critiquing the movie "Far From Heaven" from a feminist's perspective. The paper examines the director's use of color, frame, lighting, and dialogue. Other work of the director is mentioned. Special attention is paid to the protagonist, Cathy Whitaker, and her plight as a 1950s American Housewife. Furthermore, a comparison of the media's view of a 1950s housewife and what they faced in real life is included.

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"This paper discusses a feminist's view of the 2002 movie Far from Heaven, and its depiction of the plight faced by the average American woman during the 1950's, with emphasis placed on the director's use of colour, lighting, frame, and dialogue. The movie Far from Heaven was made as a homage to the director Douglas Sirk, who made a number of melodramatic and colourful films during the 1950's, including; Magnificent Obsession, All That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind, and Imitation of Life ("Douglas Sirk"). Far from Heaven follows the character Cathy Whitaker, as she struggles with a number of issues, including racism and her husband's homosexuality."

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