Review of East of Eden (1955) by Claudia K — 22 Jun 2010
Just a great movie all around, James Dean and Elia Kazan are a match made in heaven. Taking only a slice of Steinbeck's novel, this feels like a very complete and powerful story. I think this is Elia Kazan's biggest and broadest vision, it goes so much further than his other performance based films.
James Dean captures a troubled youth like no one else possibly could, it's interesting how similar his life was to Cal. I think it's a vastly under appreciated movie, a classic in the truest sense.
This review of East of Eden (1955) was written by Claudia K on 22 Jun 2010.
East of Eden has generally received very positive reviews.
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