East of Eden

by James Dean (Actor)

Other authorsJohn Steinbeck (Author)
DVD

Publication

Warner Home Video, Two-Disc Special Edition

Original publication date

1954-03-09

Awards

Academy Award (Nominee — Best Supporting Actress — 1955)

Description

The saga of three generations of the Trask and Hamilton families in the early 1900's in Northern California.

User reviews

LibraryThing member comfypants
A teenager is jealous of the love shown to his brother.

It could have been a lot worse. The book is unfilmable; a faithful adaptation would be about eight hours long, and an unfaithful adaptation is guaranteed to be inferior (this is Steinbeck we're talking about, after all). Focusing on just a
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small part of the book is a good idea, but why on earth would they pick the end of the book? Bah! I've really got to stop watching adaptations soon after reading the book. It only ever upsets me.

Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: C

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 2.2/4
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Language

Original language

English

ISBN

1419804960 / 9781419804960

UPC

012569683228

Rating

(13 ratings; 4.1)
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