Overview
A passionate love story set against the backdrop of jealousy and tragedy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- romantic
- melodramatic
- oppressive
- classic movie night
- costume drama evening
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film’s lavish production, powerful performances, historical atmosphere, and emotional appeal, while some found its long running time excessive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Parisian courtly setting, extensive period costumes, and Warner Bros. production design emphasize historical spectacle.
Henriette’s role as governess and the duke’s marriage place their growing attraction under severe social and moral constraints.
The duchess’s volatile suspicion of Henriette shapes the central conflict and drives her vindictive actions.
Henriette educates and protects the duke’s children but can be dismissed at the duchess’s command despite her virtue and service.
Films like All This, and Heaven Too, and why
Jezebel
lavish period romance, emotional melodrama, and a socially constrained woman navigating aristocratic power
The Heiress
classic historical romance centered on forbidden attraction, jealousy, and heightened female melodrama
Gone with the Wind
ornate costume drama, tragic romantic tension, and conflict between personal desire and social duty
Movie Details
- Director
- Anatole Litvak
- Release Date
- 1940-07-05
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (62)
Cast
- Bette Davis
- Charles Boyer
- Jeffrey Lynn
- Barbara O'Neil
- Virginia Weidler
- Helen Westley
- Walter Hampden
- Henry Daniell
- Harry Davenport
- George Coulouris
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is All This, and Heaven Too about?
- A virtuous governess becomes the target of aristocratic jealousy when her growing bond with a married duke threatens a volatile Parisian household.
- What is All This, and Heaven Too like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of All This, and Heaven Too as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is All This, and Heaven Too violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in All This, and Heaven Too as mild.
- What did critics think of All This, and Heaven Too?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s lavish production, powerful performances, historical atmosphere, and emotional appeal, while some found its long running time excessive.
- Which films are like All This, and Heaven Too?
- Films with a similar feel include Jezebel, The Heiress, and Gone with the Wind.
- How long is All This, and Heaven Too?
- All This, and Heaven Too runs 141 minutes.
- Where can I watch All This, and Heaven Too?
- In United States, All This, and Heaven Too is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
