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East of Eden

Movie · 1955 · 115 min

A brooding, emotionally raw family drama that simmers with youthful restlessness and paternal rejection, building to a quietly devastating reckoning.

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1955 film directed by Elia Kazan
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Year
1955
Runtime
115 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Elia Kazan
Written by
Paul Osborn
Starring
James Dean, Burl Ives, Jo Van Fleet, Julie Harris, Carolyn Jones, Raymond Massey, Lois Smith, Albert Dekker
Music
Leonard Rosenman
Cinematography
Ted McCord
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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