Cary Scott in "All That Heaven Allows"

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Cary Scott in "All That Heaven Allows" is a middle-aged, upper-class widow who challenges 1950s small-town social conventions when she falls in love with a younger, less affluent man.

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
ageGroup middle-aged
appearsIn All That Heaven Allows NERFINISHED
associatedTheme class difference in romantic relationships
gender roles in the 1950s
individual desire versus social expectations
challenges 1950s small-town social conventions
characterArc from conformity to emotional independence
conflictType internal conflict between duty and desire
costumeDesignHighlights elegant 1950s upper-middle-class fashion
countryOfWorkProduction United States NERFINISHED
createdBy Douglas Sirk NERFINISHED
createdFor Universal-International Pictures NERFINISHED
experiences loneliness
romantic awakening
faces gossip from neighbors
social ostracism
familyStatus mother of two adult children
filmReleaseYear 1955
friend Sara Warren NERFINISHED
gender female
genreOfWorkAppearedIn melodrama
giftReceived television set
giftSymbolism substitute for real emotional life
hasChild Kay Scott NERFINISHED
Ned Scott NERFINISHED
homeFeature picture window overlooking town
languageOfWork English
loveInterest Ron Kirby NERFINISHED
loveInterestAgeRelation younger man
loveInterestSocialClass less affluent
maritalStatus widow
medium cinema
narrativeFunction protagonist of All That Heaven Allows
nationality American
occupation housewife
portrayedBy Jane Wyman NERFINISHED
pressuredBy her children
her social circle
residence small town in New England
romanticPartnerLifestyle nonconformist, nature-oriented life
romanticPartnerOccupation gardener
settingPeriod 1950s
socialClass upper class
socialReputation respectable widow at film’s beginning
symbolizes critique of conformist suburban values

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Jane Fulks notableRole Cary Scott in "All That Heaven Allows"
subject surface form: Jane Wyman