10 · 08 · 08 Haynes: Making films that show character complexities Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Doris Morales/Translated by Caroline MacKinnon [imagen]Considered to be one of the most talented North American filmmakers of the last two decades and one of the special guests at the FICM, Todd Haynes spoke with the audience after the projection of his film (Far from Heaven, France, U.S., 2002). Haynes said that he makes films that explore the complexity of characters, as is the case in his film I’m Not There (2007) about the life of Bob Dylan. Far from Heaven, starring Julian Moore and Dennis Quaid, is a strong criticism of upper class society in the 1950s and the model of the perfect family. Moore plays the impeccable wife: attentive, sociable, understanding and loving, who is surprised one night to find her husband (Quaid) kissing another man. This sends her seeking the attention of the African-American gardener who works for them, which ends up changing her life completely. The audience seemed to be pleased with Haynes’ films, many of them fans of his work.
