"Dean and Massey was characterized by Turan as ""the paradigmatic generational conflict in all of American film."" Wins Nominations East of Eden (film) East of Eden is a 1955 film, directed by Elia Kazan, and loosely based on the second half of the 1952 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. It is about a wayward young man who, while seeking his own identity, vies for the affection of his deeply religious father against his favored brother, thus retelling the story of Cain and Abel. The film stars Julie Harris, James Dean (in his first major screen role), and"
"East of Eden (miniseries) East of Eden is a 1981 American television miniseries based on John Steinbeck's novel of the same name. It aired in three parts on ABC from February 8–11, 1981. It was directed by Harvey Hart from a teleplay by Richard Shapiro, and starred Timothy Bottoms, Jane Seymour (the actress who plays Cathy Ames as a preteen girl wasn't given screen credit and she's still a mystery), Bruce Boxleitner, Soon Tek-Oh, Sam Bottoms, Hart Bochner, Karen Allen and Lloyd Bridges. It runs roughly 382 minutes. Following the Civil War, Union veteran Cyrus Trask has two sons: Adam,"
"13th Golden Globe Awards The 13th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1955 films, were held on February 23, 1956. ""' ""East of Eden directed by Elia Kazan"" ""' ""Guys and Dolls directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz"" ""' ""Ernest Borgnine - Marty"" ""' ""Tom Ewell - The Seven Year Itch"" ""' ""Anna Magnani - The Rose Tattoo"" ""' ""Marisa Pavan - The Rose Tattoo"" ""' ""Jean Simmons - Guys and Dolls"" ""' Arthur Kennedy - ""Trial"" ""' Joshua Logan - ""Picnic"" ""' ""Marlon Brando"" ""' ""Grace Kelly"" ""' ""James Dean"" Award given posthumously for Best Dramatic Actor."
"Eden (2012 film) Eden ""(Abduction of Eden)"" is a 2012 American dramatic film about human trafficking. It was directed by Megan Griffiths, who co-wrote the screenplay with Richard B. Phillips and stars Jamie Chung, Matt O'Leary and Beau Bridges. The film was produced by Colin Harper Plank and Jacob Mosler through Plank's Centripetal Films production company. It was inspired by the story of Chong Kim, who was kidnapped and sold into a domestic human trafficking ring in the mid 1990s. It had its world premiere at the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival. In 2014, the non-profit organization Breaking Out"
"Esther and the King Esther and the King () is a 1960 American-Italian religious epic film produced and directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Joan Collins as Esther, Richard Egan as Ahasuerus, and Denis O'Dea as Mordecai. Walsh and Michael Elkins wrote the screenplay, which was based on the Book of Esther of the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. It recounts the origin of the Jewish celebration of Purim. An international co-production released by 20th Century Fox, ""Esther and the King"" was filmed in Italy in the CinemaScope format and the DeLuxe color process. Mario Bava, the film's cinematographer,"
"Esther and the King Esther and the King () is a 1960 American-Italian religious epic film produced and directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Joan Collins as Esther, Richard Egan as Ahasuerus, and Denis O'Dea as Mordecai. Walsh and Michael Elkins wrote the screenplay, which was based on the Book of Esther of the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. It recounts the origin of the Jewish celebration of Purim. An international co-production released by 20th Century Fox, ""Esther and the King"" was filmed in Italy in the CinemaScope format and the DeLuxe color process. Mario Bava, the film's cinematographer,"
"of Eden"", in its original 1981 broadcast running time, was released on DVD on March 3, 2009. Previous VHS versions were severely truncated with several hours cut out. East of Eden (miniseries) East of Eden is a 1981 American television miniseries based on John Steinbeck's novel of the same name. It aired in three parts on ABC from February 8–11, 1981. It was directed by Harvey Hart from a teleplay by Richard Shapiro, and starred Timothy Bottoms, Jane Seymour (the actress who plays Cathy Ames as a preteen girl wasn't given screen credit and she's still a mystery), Bruce Boxleitner,"
"Eden Is West Eden Is West () is a 2009 film by Greek-French director Costa-Gavras about an illegal immigrant called Elias who tries to get to Paris. The original title in Greek is ""Paradissos sti Dysi"" (""Paradise in West"") and since it is a Greek-French production, the also original French title is ""Eden à l'ouest'. The nationality of the central hero is not disclosed because Gavras wants to make a point about the odysseys of the illegal immigrants of any nationality, since he himself was an immigrant 50 years ago in France, before he became a well known director. His"
"Secrets of Eden Secrets of Eden is a 2012 suspense television film directed by Tawnia McKiernan, based on a book by Chris Bohjalian published in 2010. The film was set and recorded in Toronto, Canada. Pastor Steven Drew's (John Stamos) faith is shattered after one of his newly baptized members, Alice Hayward (Sonya Salomaa), is murdered by her abusive husband George (Graham Abbey), who then seems to commits suicide. The pastor meets an author/Detective Catherine Benincasa (Anna Gunn) working on a book about angels who helps him face his demons, and the law. Evidence surfaces that there was an affair"
"Eden (2015 film) Eden is a 2015 survival film directed by Shyam Madiraju. The film stars Ethan Peck, Nate Parker, Jessica Lowndes, Diego Boneta, James Remar, and Sung Kang. The story is about a United States men's national soccer team plane that crashes off an uninhabited Malaysian tropical island after a FIFA World Cup match. After crash, several players and crew are dead while some have serious injuries. They find themselves in the most dire of circumstances with limited resources, dwindling food supply and no rescue coming any time soon. Team spirit evaporates as disagreements cause the group to separate"
"East of Eden (novel) East of Eden is a novel by Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck, published in September 1952. Often described as Steinbeck's most ambitious novel, ""East of Eden"" brings to life the intricate details of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, and their interwoven stories. The novel was originally addressed to Steinbeck's young sons, Thom and John (then 6½ and 4½ years old, respectively). Steinbeck wanted to describe the Salinas Valley for them in detail: the sights, sounds, smells, and colors. The Hamilton family in the novel is said to be based on the real-life family of"
"Eden Lake Eden Lake is a 2008 British horror film written and directed by James Watkins and starring Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender and Jack O'Connell. The film received mostly positive reviews, and was nominated for the Empire Award for Best British Film. It is among a group of roughly contemporaneous films that deal with concerns over ""Broken Britain"" and a fear of ""hoodies"". Nursery school teacher Jenny (Kelly Reilly) and her boyfriend, Steve (Michael Fassbender), journey to a remote lake in the wooded English countryside. Hiking to the lakeside, they meet Adam, a young boy gathering insects. Relaxing beside the"
"Eden (2014 French film) Eden is a 2014 French drama film directed by Mia Hansen-Løve and co-written with Sven Hansen-Løve. The film stars Félix de Givry and Pauline Etienne. The film premiered in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was also screened in the 52nd edition of the New York Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival. The film's U.S. theatrical release was 19 June 2015. This is the first film of Broad Green Pictures ever to be released. Paul Vallée is a young French student who enjoys going to raves. Eventually he"
"Garden of Eden (1954 film) Garden of Eden is a 1954 nudist film directed by Max Nosseck. It was co-produced by Walter Bibo (born on 13 April 1903 in New York City), and Norval E. Packwood. Outdoor scenes were filmed at Lake Como Family Nudist Resort in Lutz, Florida. After East Coast businessman Jay Randolph Lattimore approves the designs for a new gymnasium he is donating, he discusses with his attorney and an associate how he has recently undergone a complete personality change: Susan, the widow of Lattimore's son Tom, who was killed in the war, confronts the gruff, bitter"
"Emmy Awards on ten different occasions for directing: ""The Sopranos"" episodes ""Amour Fou"", ""Whoever Did This"", ""Long Term Parking"" and ""Members Only"", ""The Pacific"" episode ""Okinawa"", the ""Game of Thrones"" pilot ""Winter Is Coming"", and ""Boardwalk Empire"" episodes ""To the Lost"", ""Margate Sands"", ""Farewell Daddy Blues"" and the series finale ""Eldorado"", winning the award for ""To the Lost"" in 2012. Tim Van Patten Timothy Van Patten (born June 10, 1959) is an American television director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He has directed episodes of ""Boardwalk Empire"", "" Black Mirror"", ""Deadwood"", ""Ed"", ""Game of Thrones"", ""The Pacific"", ""Rome"", ""Sex and the"
"Exit to Eden (film) Exit to Eden is a 1994 American comedy-thriller film directed by Garry Marshall and adapted to the screen by Deborah Amelon and Bob Brunner from Anne Rampling's novel of the same name. The original music score was composed by Patrick Doyle. Dana Delany stars as Lisa Emerson (named Lisa Kelly in the book) and Paul Mercurio plays Elliot Slater. Half of the film consists of a new comedic detective story line written by the director. Several new characters were also created, including Dan Aykroyd and Rosie O'Donnell as police officers pursuing diamond thieves to the Eden"
"an adaptation of André Gide's book ""The Immoralist"", led to calls from Hollywood. In 1953, director Elia Kazan was looking for a substantive actor to play the emotionally complex role of 'Cal Trask', for screenwriter Paul Osborn's adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1952 novel ""East of Eden"". The lengthy novel deals with the story of the Trask and Hamilton families over the course of three generations, focusing especially on the lives of the latter two generations in Salinas Valley, California, from the mid-19th century through the 1910s. In contrast to the book, the film script focused on the last portion of"
"Kingdom of Heaven (film) Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It stars Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Ghassan Massoud, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Iain Glen, Marton Csokas, Liam Neeson, Edward Norton, Michael Sheen, Velibor Topic and Alexander Siddig. The story is set during the Crusades of the 12th century. A French village blacksmith goes to the aid of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in its defence against the Ayyubid Muslim Sultan, Saladin, who is fighting to claim the city from the Christians; this leads to"
"The Eden Formula The Eden Formula is an American 2006 made-for-television science fiction film written and directed by John Carl Buechler. Produced for the Sci Fi channel, the film recycles footage from the 1993 film ""Carnosaur"", a film which Buechler had previously worked on as a special effects designer. Dr. Harrison Parker (Jeff Fahey) is a scientist working at Calgorin Industries who developed the Eden Formula, a chemical which can reproduce organisms and cure various diseases. However, unknown to Parker, deep underground the general area of his industrial district, other Calgorin Industries scientists have created a Tyrannosaurus rex from Parker's"
"Stephen Milburn Anderson Stephen Milburn Anderson (March 13, 1948 – May 1, 2015) was an American film director and writer who wrote and directed eight films. He is best known for ""South Central"", which was produced by Oliver Stone and released by Warner Bros. in 1992 and for ""CASH"" starring Sean Bean and Chris Hemsworth, released by Lionsgate in 2010. Anderson's short film ""Hearts of Stone"" (1989) was nominated for a ""Golden Hugo"" award at the Chicago International Film Festival and played at Sundance, where it came to the attention of Oliver Stone. They subsequently collaborated on ""South Central"", which"
"1985. According to Kent Paul, who directed that production, Al Hirschfeld, the New York Times theater artist, remarked to his friend Osborn, ""I like ""Tomorrow's Monday"" even more than ""Morning's at Seven""."" Elia Kazan, in his autobiography ""A Life"", credits Osborn with guiding him to the section of the novel ""East of Eden"" to film as well as discovering James Dean for the film. In his documentary ""A Letter to Elia"", Martin Scorsese argues that the little known ""Wild River"", which stars Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick and Jo Van Fleet, is among Kazan's finest achievements. Osborn's screenplay for ""Wild River"""
"Dawn of the World Dawn of the World is a feature film written and directed by the Iraqi-French film director Abbas Fahdel. Starring Venice Film Festival revelation Hafsia Herzi (""The Secret of the Grain"") and Hiam Abbass (""The Lemon Tree"", ""The Visitor""), ""Dawn of the World"" gives an unexpected account of the multiple impacts of the Iran–Iraq War, the Gulf War and the 1991 uprisings in Iraq. The film shows how these conflicts have damaged an area claimed to be the geographic location of the Garden of Eden. The Mesopotamian Marshes, at the delta of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers,"
"Elana Eden Elana Eden (; born Elana Lani Cooper, 1 May 1940) is an Israeli actress of film, television, and stage, best known for her film debut as the title role in 20th Century Fox's biblical epic ""The Story of Ruth"" (1960). Eden was born in Bat Yam, Tel Aviv District, British Mandate of Palestine. Her father, Zvi Cooper, was a Polish-born landscape gardener who had settled in Palestine after World War I. Her mother (born 1910) was born in Russia. She has two older siblings: a brother Moti and a sister Tamar. She learned English at school and later"
"and waterfront shots, and included a notable score by noted composer Leonard Bernstein. After the success of ""On the Waterfront"" he went on to direct the screen adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel, ""East of Eden"" in 1955. As director, Kazan again used another unknown actor, James Dean. Kazan had seen Dean on stage in New York and after an audition gave him the starring role along with an exclusive contract with Warner Bros. Dean flew back to Los Angeles with Kazan in 1954, the first time he had ever flown in a plane, bringing his clothes in a brown paper"
"The East (film) The East is a 2013 American thriller film directed by Zal Batmanglij and starring Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, and Ellen Page. Writers Batmanglij and Marling spent two months in 2009 practicing freeganism and co-wrote a screenplay inspired by their experiences and drawing on thrillers from the 1970s. The American studio Fox Searchlight Pictures had bought rights to distribute Batmanglij's previous film ""Sound of My Voice"" and also collaborated with the director to produce ""The East"". With Ridley Scott as producer and Tony Scott as executive producer, Fox Searchlight contracted Scott Free Productions, headquartered in London, to produce"
"between Alice and Reverend Drew. Katie (Samantha Munro), the Haywards’ orphaned 15-year-old daughter, is the only key to uncover the disturbing secrets of what happened behind closed doors on that fateful night and the suffering they endured as a “not so perfect” family. Secrets of Eden Secrets of Eden is a 2012 suspense television film directed by Tawnia McKiernan, based on a book by Chris Bohjalian published in 2010. The film was set and recorded in Toronto, Canada. Pastor Steven Drew's (John Stamos) faith is shattered after one of his newly baptized members, Alice Hayward (Sonya Salomaa), is murdered by"
"films, including """", ""Green Eyes"", ""The Scarlett O'Hara War"", ""Eleanor, First Lady of the World"", ""Who Will Love My Children?"", ""A Streetcar Named Desire"", ""The Two Mrs. Grenvilles"",""Right to Kill?"", ""An Early Frost"", ""The Atlanta Child Murders"", """", ""David"", ""Breathing Lessons"", ""Scarlett"", ""The Sunshine Boys"", """", ""The Boys Next Door"", and ""Candles on Bay Street"", many of which he also produced. Erman's feature film directing credits include ""Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies"" and ""Stella"". John Erman John Erman (born August 3, 1935) is an American television and film director, actor and producer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Erman spent"
"the 1985 BBC Television drama serial ""Edge of Darkness"", for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Director in 1986. Campbell has also directed a movie remake of ""Edge of Darkness"", starring Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone, and released in 2010. Campbell directed the first episode of the US TV series, ""Last Resort"". Martin Campbell Martin Campbell (born 24 October 1943) is a New Zealand TV and film director, best known for directing Bond movies ""GoldenEye"" (1995) and ""Casino Royale"" (2006). He also directed ""The Mask of Zorro"" (1998), ""The Legend of Zorro"" (2005), ""Green Lantern"" (2011),"
"the direction of Lee Strasberg. Kazan acted in a few films, including ""City for Conquest"" (1940). Noted for drawing out the best dramatic performances from his actors, he directed 21 actors to Oscar nominations, resulting in nine wins. He directed a string of successful films, including ""A Streetcar Named Desire"" (1951), ""On the Waterfront"" (1954), and ""East of Eden"" (1955). During his career, he won two Oscars as Best Director, three Tony Awards, and four Golden Globes. He also received an Honorary Oscar. His films were concerned with personal or social issues of special concern to him. Kazan writes, ""I"
"1949. He died in Los Angeles in 1985 at the age of 89. As Actor as Director Edward Buzzell Edward Buzzell (November 13, 1895 – January 11, 1985) was an American film director whose credits include Child of Manhattan (1933) for Columbia Pictures, and for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ""Honolulu"" (1939), the Marx Brothers films ""At the Circus"" (1939) and ""Go West"" (1940), the musicals ""Best Foot Forward"" (1943) with Lucille Ball, ""Song of the Thin Man"" (1947) with Myrna Loy, and ""Neptune's Daughter"" (1949) with Esther Williams, and ""Easy to Wed"", starring Van Johnson, Williams, and Ball. Buzzell was born in Brooklyn."
"The End of Eden The End of Eden is a 1986 environmental documentary in which the South African filmmaker Rick Lomba (1950–1994) showed the rapid degradation of Africa’s ecosystems. The introduction of cattle ranching and the beef industry in the southern African landscape is featured prominently within the film as a primary source of devastation to the land. The film is severely critical of the policies of the World Bank and other international banks in advocating and funding African industrial agricultural and cattle breeding projects in an attempt to boost African economies. It portrays graphically the otherwise forbidden pesticides used"
"East of the River East of the River is a 1940 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Fred Niblo, Jr.. The film stars John Garfield, Brenda Marshall, Marjorie Rambeau, George Tobias, William Lundigan and Moroni Olsen. The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 9, 1940. Mama Teresa runs a small New York cafe. She keeps son Joe Lorenzo out of reform school and adopts his hopeless, homeless pal Nick, hoping they'll stay out of trouble. Joe's life of crime pays for Nick's education. He pretends to be out west running a ranch, but"
"at his home in Denver, Colorado, on May 1, 2015, from throat cancer. He was 67. He is survived by Mary, his wife of more than 30 years. Stephen Milburn Anderson Stephen Milburn Anderson (March 13, 1948 – May 1, 2015) was an American film director and writer who wrote and directed eight films. He is best known for ""South Central"", which was produced by Oliver Stone and released by Warner Bros. in 1992 and for ""CASH"" starring Sean Bean and Chris Hemsworth, released by Lionsgate in 2010. Anderson's short film ""Hearts of Stone"" (1989) was nominated for a ""Golden"