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. His father warns him that there isn’t much land over there, it’s not like the United States. But Kalman leaves, his head full of dreams of the Middle East… Kalkofsky, a German Jew, also lives in Palestine. A bookseller without news of his family left behind in Europe, he’s a solitary man lost in his books and dreaming of a land of peace where Jews and Arabs could live in harmony. He lives with Sylvia, a young woman revolted by British politics that forbid Jews entry into Palestine. War rages in Europe and the terrible news of the fate reserved for Jews filters across the seas. Dov joins up with the Jewish Brigade and heads off to fight in Europe. Samantha and Kalkofsky start a relationship, or rather, they join together in solitude. Kalman returns to the United States to be with his sick father; Palestine wasn’t the place for him. Sylvia is busy making bombs and participates in anti-British attacks. She’s arrested. Dov returns from the war. One night he boasts about having raped a German farm girl, a “fascist.” Samantha leaves him. Kalkofsky learns that his family is dead, exterminated in the camps. There’s nothing to hold him, here or there… he kills himself. Henceforth, Samantha is alone… free.
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Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Les Films Balenciaga
- Co-productions : Cinevia Films, Les Films Balenciaga, RFK Distribution International, TF1 International
- Foreign production companies : Agav Hafakot, R&C Produzioni
- Film exports/foreign sales : STUDIO TF1 Distribution (ex-Newen Connect)
- French distribution : Cinevia Films
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producers : Régine Konckier, Jean-Luc Ormières
- Screenwriters : Amos Gitaï, Marie-José Sanselme, Nick Villiers
- Director of Photography : Renato Berta
- Editors : Monica Coleman, Kobi Netanel
- Sound recordists : Michel Kharat, Alex Claude
- Costume designer : Laura Dinulescu
- Foreign producers : Gianni Romoli, José Covo, Tilde Corsi
- Author of original work : Arthur Miller
- Line Producer : Laurent Truchot
- Press Attaché (film) : Agnès Chabot
- Sound Editor : François Fayard
- Production Assistant : Florence Leonnet
- Production Designers : Thierry François, Eytan Levy
- Sound mixers : Philippe Amouroux, Cyril Holtz
- Post-production supervisor : Florence Leonnet
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : English
- Coproducer countries : Israel, Italy, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (Israel, Italy, France)
- Production year : 2000
- French release : 29/08/2001
- Runtime : 1 h 30 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 102.214
- Visa issue date : 12/07/2001
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby Digital
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