“Far From Heaven” (2002)

Todd Haynes reteamed with “Safe” star Julianne Moore for this 1950s Connecticut-set homage to Douglas Sirk social melodramas, with Moore starring as a troubled housewife dealing with her husband’s (Dennis Quaid) closeted homosexuality and her friendship with Raymond (Dennis Haysbert), the Black son of her late gardener. The film earned four Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress for Julianne Moore.