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FEATURE FILM

2001

90' – 35 mm – Color – Israel, France, Italy

Eden

In 1939, Kalman, an ambitious young businessman, leaves Europe to join his sister Samantha in Palestine. She lives with Dov, an idealistic architect obsessed with the Bauhaus style. With their friends, they form a group, which discusses the future Israeli State. A loose adaptation of Arthur Miller’s book, “Homely Girl: A Life.”


NOTE

At the height of the Zionist movement, Gitai films this Anglophone couple who have come to Palestine for idealistic reasons… Their roots remain in their native country. The couple is wrapped up in a claustrophobic intimacy and never really connect with the land of their ideals. Except for her: she loses her position in this male-dominated world but discovers a certain dignity in being herself, alone.

Toshi Fujiwara


FESTIVAL

• Biennale di Venezia/Mostra d’arte cinematografica 2001 – In competition

CREDITS

Screenplay Amos Gitai, Marie-José Sanselme, Nick Villiers

Cinematography Renato Berta

Editing Monica Coleman, Kobi Netanel

Sound Michel Kharat, Alex Claude, Cyril Holtz

Production design Eitan Levi, Thierry François

Costumes Laura Dinulescu

Casting Ilan Moscovitch


Cast Samantha Morton, Thomas Jane, Luke Holland, Daphna Kastner, Danny Huston, Arthur Miller


Production Les Films Balenciaga, TF1 International, CNC (France), Cinévia Films, RFK International, Agav Hafakot (Israel), R&C Produzioni (Italy)

Producers Régine Konckier, Jean-Luc Ormières, Amos Gitai

Coproducers Didier Sapaut, José Covo, Tilde Corsi, Gianna Romoli

In 1939, Kalman, an ambitious young businessman, leaves Europe to join his sister Samantha in Palestine. She lives with Dov, an idealistic architect obsessed with the Bauhaus style. With their friends, they form a group, which discusses the future Israeli State. A loose adaptation of Arthur Miller’s book, “Homely Girl: A Life.”


NOTE

At the height of the Zionist movement, Gitai films this Anglophone couple who have come to Palestine for idealistic reasons… Their roots remain in their native country. The couple is wrapped up in a claustrophobic intimacy and never really connect with the land of their ideals. Except for her: she loses her position in this male-dominated world but discovers a certain dignity in being herself, alone.

Toshi Fujiwara


FESTIVAL

• Biennale di Venezia/Mostra d’arte cinematografica 2001 – In competition

CREDITS

Screenplay Amos Gitai, Marie-José Sanselme, Nick Villiers

Cinematography Renato Berta

Editing Monica Coleman, Kobi Netanel

Sound Michel Kharat, Alex Claude, Cyril Holtz

Production design Eitan Levi, Thierry François

Costumes Laura Dinulescu

Casting Ilan Moscovitch


Cast Samantha Morton, Thomas Jane, Luke Holland, Daphna Kastner, Danny Huston, Arthur Miller


Production Les Films Balenciaga, TF1 International, CNC (France), Cinévia Films, RFK International, Agav Hafakot (Israel), R&C Produzioni (Italy)

Producers Régine Konckier, Jean-Luc Ormières, Amos Gitai

Coproducers Didier Sapaut, José Covo, Tilde Corsi, Gianna Romoli


SALES / DISTRIBUTION

TF1 INTERNATIONAL

1, quai du Point du Jour.

92100 Boulogne-Billancourt – France

+33 (0)1 41 41 15 04 

www.tf1international.com


AGAV FILMS

6, cour Berard. 75004 Paris – France

+33 (0)1 42 40 48 45

agav@amosgitai.com

SALES / DISTRIBUTION

TF1 INTERNATIONAL

1, quai du Point du Jour.

92100 Boulogne-Billancourt

France

+33 (0)1 41 41 15 04 

www.tf1international.com


AGAV FILMS

6, cour Berard. 75004 Paris

France

+33 (0)1 42 40 48 45

agav@amosgitai.com

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