pollution,quarantine,chemical,allegory,housewife,medicine,suburbia,female protagonist,allergy,disease,psychiatrist,illness,san fernando valley,disorder,retreat,1980s,enviromentalism,multiple chemical sensitivity (mcs),environmental illness,chronic illness

Safe (1995)

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In the 21st century nobody will be… Safe.

Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with no clear diagnosis.

Cast & Crew

Director
Todd Haynes
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    Carol Julianne Moore
  • Profile picture of Xander Berkeley
    Greg Xander Berkeley
  • Profile picture of Dean Norris
    Mover Dean Norris
  • Profile picture of Ronnie Farer
    Barbara Ronnie Farer
  • Profile picture of Jodie Markell
    Anita Jodie Markell
  • Profile picture of Susan Norman
    Linda Susan Norman
  • Profile picture of Jessica Harper
    Joyce Jessica Harper
  • Profile picture of Chauncey Leopardi
    Rory Chauncey Leopardi

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Keywords

  • pollution
  • quarantine
  • chemical
  • allegory
  • housewife
  • medicine
  • suburbia
  • female protagonist
  • allergy
  • disease
  • psychiatrist
  • illness
  • san fernando valley
  • disorder
  • retreat
  • 1980s
  • enviromentalism
  • multiple chemical sensitivity (mcs)
  • environmental illness
  • chronic illness