Weepie Wednesdays: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS

6:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Central Library
Theatre

Event Details

Grab the tissues and join us for a mini-retrospective from the maestro of 1950s melodrama, director Douglas Sirk. Shot in blazing technicolor, featuring stellar performances (Rock Hudson! Jane Wyman! Lauren Bacall! Lana Turner!) and simmering emotions, these lush and sumptuous films are not to be missed.

ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS
This heartbreakingly beautiful indictment of 1950s American mores by Douglas Sirk follows the blossoming love between a well-off widow (Jane Wyman) and her handsome and earthy younger gardener (Rock Hudson). When their romance prompts the scorn of her children and country club friends, she must decide whether to pursue her own happiness or carry on a lonely, hemmed-in existence for the sake of the approval of others. 

Event Type(s): Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Age Group(s): Adults