EDEN
synopsis
Eden takes place in Palestine between 1940 and 1946. It’s the story of a young woman, Samantha, who’s married to Dov Ernst. Both of American descent, they have immigrated to Palestine because of their Zionist convictions. Dov is a communist and architect. He dedicates his life and energy to building the country, neglecting his wife Samantha who does all she can to help him. Kalman, Samantha’s brother, a capitalist, also leaves the United States for Palestine where he hopes to make a colossal fortune buying land from Arabs.
| international title: | Eden |
| original title: | Eden |
| country: | France, Italy, Israel |
| sales agent: | Studio TF1 Distribution |
| year: | 2001 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Amos Gitai, Fabio Bonzi |
| film run: | 90' |
| release date: | FR 29/08/2001, IT 07/09/2001, BE 20/02/2002, ES 14/11/2003 |
| screenplay: | Amos Gitai, Nick Villiers, Marie-José Sanselme, Fabio Bonzi |
| cast: | Samantha Morton, Thomas Jane, Luc Holland, Danny Huston, Daphna Kastner, Arthur Miller |
| cinematography by: | Renato Berta |
| film editing: | Monica Coleman, Kobi Netanel |
| art director: | Thierry François, Eytan Levy |
| costumes designer: | Laura Dinulesco |
| music: | Gustav Mahler |
| producer: | Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli, Amos Gitai, Régine Konckier, Jean-Luc Ormières, Laura Noia |
| production: | Adva Films (ex-Films Balenciaga), R&C Produzioni, RFK Distribution International (IL) |
| distributor: | Cinevia Films, Istituto Luce (IT), Vertigo (ES) |
