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East of Eden (1955)

Paradise Lost

East of Eden cover.jpgJames Dean gives an exceptional performance in this now classic film of John Steinbeck’s classic novel of the same name. A movie well worth seeing, “ East of Eden”, with a strong supporting performance from Julie Harris as Abra, shows off Jimmy Dean with sophistication and poise in his “rebel” character.  Presented in a treatment of films directed by Elia Kazan on TVO’s Saturday Night at the Movies.

Read the entire review from the archives here.

Video preview from TVO here. 

Posted on Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 08:07AM by Registered CommenterCatherine Savard | CommentsPost a Comment

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