'' Far from Heaven '' debuted at the Venice Film Festival to widespread critical acclaim and garnered a slew of film awards , including the Volpi Cup for Moore , and four Academy Award nominations : lead actress for Moore , Haynes ' original screenplay , Elmer Bernstein 's score , and Edward Lachman 's cinematography . '' Far from Heaven '' lost in all four categories , but the film 's success was hailed as a breakthrough for independent film achieving mainstream recognition and brought Haynes to the attention of a wider mainstream audience
Venice Film Festival
59th Venice International Film Festival
Todd Haynes