![]() Her physician examines her and can find nothing wrong. She pulls back from the sexual advances of her husband and spends her nights alone by the TV or wandering around the outside of her well-protected home like an animal in a cage. Starting with headaches and leading to a grandmal seizure, Carol becomes more and more sick, claiming that she's become sensitive to the common toxins in today's world: exhaust, fumes, aerosol spray, etc. At the beginning of the film, one would consider her to be more safe in life than just about anyone. The only thing she lacks is a strong personality: Carol seems timid and empty during all of her interactions with the world around her. California housewife Carol White seems to have it all in life: a wealthy husband, a beautiful house, servants, beauty, and a lot of friends. "Safe" has been described as a horror movie of the soul, a description that director Todd Haynes relishes. ![]()
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