Cal tells Abra that Adam said he wants only Cal to care for him. He tells Cal to fire the annoying nurse, then whispers something to him. When Cal makes his last bid for acceptance before leaving town, Adam manages to speak. Abra pleads with Adam to show Cal some affection before it is too late. Cal tries talking to Adam, but gets no response and leaves the bedroom. A shocked Adam suffers a stroke, leaving him paralyzed and unable to communicate. Adam fails and watches helplessly as Aron smashes his head through the rail car window, maniacally laughing as the train pulls away. When the sheriff informs Adam, he rushes to the station in a futile attempt to dissuade him. The truth about his mother drives the pacifistic Aron to get drunk, lose control, and then board a troop train to enlist in the army. Cal initially responds he is not his brother's keeper, then tells Adam what he did. When Cal arrives home, Adam demands to know where Aron is. Cal roughly shoves the stunned Aron at the elderly Kate, causing her to fall. Cal angrily tells Aron that their mother is alive, then takes him to her Monterey bordello. Aron follows and orders Cal to stay away from her. When a distraught Cal leaves the room, Abra goes after him. Cal presents the money to his father however, Adam refuses it, claiming it is war profiteering and demands he give it back to the farmers he "robbed." Adam adds that Aron's gift, compared to Cal's, is "honest and.good." A confused Cal sees his father's refusal as just another emotional rejection. While Adam is openly pleased, both Abra and Cal are uneasy due to their growing feelings for one another. As the party begins, Aron suddenly announces that he and Abra are engaged. Meanwhile, Aron's girlfriend, Abra, is growing attracted to Cal, who seems to reciprocate her feelings.Ĭal's bean venture is successful, and he intends to give the profits to Adam at a surprise birthday party he and Abra have planned. Kate lends the money to Cal, noting the irony that the loan proceeds from her business are intended to preserve Adam's good name. She shot Adam in the shoulder when he attempted to stop her leaving. Kate reveals she deserted the family because she hated living on the farm, never loved Adam, and rebelled against him completely controlling her. He goes to Kate to ask for the $5,000 capital he needs. Cal hopes this will earn his father's love and respect. To recoup his father's loss, Cal decides to enter the bean-growing business, knowing that if the United States enters the war, bean prices will skyrocket. However, Cal discovers Kate operates a brothel in nearby Monterey, though he keeps this from Adam and Aron.Īdam's idealistic plans for a long-haul vegetable shipping enterprise end disastrously, losing him his entire savings. Adam told the boys their mother, Kate, died when they were infants. Aron is pious, dutiful, and responsible, while Cal is moody, embittered, and thinks he is sinful. Cal and Aron are the young adult sons of a farmer and wartime draft board chairman, Adam Trask, with whom they live in the Salinas Valley. The story is set in 1917, during World War I, in the central California coastal towns of Monterey and Salinas. The plot line is loosely based on the biblical story of Cain and Abel. In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Įast of Eden, along with Dean's other films Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956) was named one of the 400 best American films of all time by the American Film Institute. Of the three films in which James Dean played the lead, this is the only one to have been released during his lifetime. Some scenes were filmed in the Salinas Valley. Appearing in supporting roles are Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Burl Ives, Richard Davalos, and Jo Van Fleet.Īlthough set in early 20th century Monterey, California, much of the film was actually shot on location in Mendocino, California. It stars James Dean as a wayward young man who, while seeking his own identity, vies for the affection of his deeply religious father against his favored brother, thus retelling the story of Cain and Abel. East of Eden is a 1955 American period drama film directed by Elia Kazan and written by Paul Osborn, adapted from the fourth and final part of John Steinbeck's epic 1952 novel of the same name.
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