Safe is a 1995 American psychological horror film written and directed by Todd Haynes and starring Julianne Moore. Set in 1987, it follows a suburban housewife in Los Angeles whose monotonous life is abruptly changed when she becomes sick with a mysterious illness which she believes is caused by the environment around her.
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Todd Haynes is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films span four decades with themes examining the personalities of well-known musicians, dysfunctional and dystopian societies, and blurred gender roles.
Haynes in 2023
Haynes directed his first short on based on Karen Carpenter called Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
Haynes and Julianne Moore first collaborated together with Safe. She would go on to act in his films Far from Heaven (2002) and May December (2023)
Haynes at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2009