The Garden of Eden

2008
R
1h 51m

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5.3/10

1.3K

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Mena Suvari, Caterina Murino, and Jack Huston in The Garden of Eden (2008)

Based on Ernest Hemingway's final novel and set in the jazz age, a successful young American writer and his beautiful wife on their extended honeymoon in Europe.

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A young American writer completes his service in WWI and travels across Europe with his wife and her attractive Italian girlfriend. Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway.A young American writer completes his service in WWI and travels across Europe with his wife and her attractive Italian girlfriend. Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway.A young American writer completes his service in WWI and travels across Europe with his wife and her attractive Italian girlfriend. Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway.

Director
- John Irvin
Writers
- James Scott Linville
- Ernest Hemingway
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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

1.3K

YOUR RATING

Director
- John Irvin
Writers
- James Scott Linville
- Ernest Hemingway
Stars

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Young David
(as Mathias Palsvig)

Héctor Tomás

Patrice
(as Hector Tomas)

Dritan Biba

Waiter

Luis Callejo

Monsieur Jean

Álvaro Roig

Vladimir
(as Alvaro Roig)

Yaël Belicha

Girl Onlooker
(as Yael Belicha)

María Miguel

Nina
(as Maria Miguel)

Igacio Gijon Solis

Ritz Waiter

Enrique Zaldua

Waiter #2
(as Enrique Zoldua)

Lola Peno

Rotund Woman

Alejandro Arroyo

Man in Crowd

Lucy Hunt

Girl At Party

Director
- John Irvin
Writers
- James Scott Linville
- Ernest Hemingway
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Trivia
This is the fiftieth adaptation of an Ernest Hemmingway story.

Goofs
The typewriter Catherine buys for David has a QWERTZ keyboard. This keyboard is common in German-speaking parts of Europe, but is not used in France where the movie takes place.

Quotes
David Bourne: You know you want to be careful about Absinthe. It tastes like remorse, yet it takes it away.

Soundtracks
The Jefferson Stomp
(uncredited)
Performed by Raimond Bugatti and his Platinum Lounge Syncopators

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Featured review

10/10

The best of the best

Great movie based on a great book - brilliant photography and wonderful costumes by the same person who won an Oscar for her costumes in Elizabeth 1, Alexander Byrne, and the editing is second to none from one of the best editors in the business.

The best of the best with a few minor flaws.

Mena Suvari is superb and Jack Huston as her on screen husband is fitting in the part. John Huston's direction is flawless.

Is is just a pity that the film has not come to Europe yet and had a wider audience. The film should be viewed on the BIG screen as this is the only way to do justice to a Hemingway film.

The film went on limited release in the USA on 10th December 2010 to critical acclaim.

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