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East Of Eden
Cal (James Dean) and Aron (Richard Davalos) are the sons of a modestly successful farmer and wartime draft board chairman. Cal is moody and embittered by his belief that his father favors Aron. Although both Cal and Aron had long been led to believe that their mother had died 'and gone to heaven,' the opening scene reveals Cal has apparently learned that his mother is still alive, owning and running a successful brothel in nearby Monterey.
3 November 1930, Topeka, Kansas, USA
12 April 1896, Kingman, Arizona, USA
8 May 1893, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
March 21, 1890 in Augusta, Georgia, USA
30 November 1890, Georgetown, Guyana
24 August 1907, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
31 March 1906, Russia
26 April 1904, Thessaly, Greece
5 May 1908, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
19 March 1932, Hamtramck, Michigan, USA
May 6, 1878 in Liban, Russia
5 November 1930, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
6 October 1893, Payson, Utah, USA
1 October 1920, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
2 January 1903, Pennsylvania, USA
11 March 1929, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
October 15, 1931 in Springfield, Ohio, USA
11 January 1877, Sydney, Australia
5 June 1878, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
January 29, 2009
East of Eden is set in 1917 but [James] Dean feels completely modern and contemporary, a boy not quite comfortable in his body.December 02, 2007
Kazan had the bad sense to leave out the best parts from the lengthy book.November 28, 2015
Rich historical detail and good visuals make interesting film.May 11, 2011
a reaction to our plutocracy's values and a further case for Dean as the sainted figure of rebellion that would fuel the generational schism of the '60s.February 17, 2006
James Dean's finest performanceJanuary 26, 2006
It's a film of great performances, atmospheric photography, and a sure sense of period and place.March 20, 2008
Fine James Dean vehicle, one of few that put him into immortality.April 14, 2014
Catches fire in the clashes between Dean (as the bad brother) and Raymond Massey as his stiff-necked dad.December 06, 2005
Not only one of Kazan's richest films and Dean's first significant role, it is also arguably the actor's best performance.November 01, 2007
John Steinbeck's painful biblical allegory -- Genesis replayed in Monterey, California, circa 1917 -- is more palatable on the screen, thanks to the down-to-earth performances of James Dean as Cal/Cain and Richard Davalos as Aron/Abel.May 20, 2003
In short, there is energy and intensity but little clarity and emotion in this film. It is like a great, green iceberg: mammoth and imposing but very cold.