Summary
“Original, provocative film set in 1965 about a young mother with MS, married to a prep school professor, who has an out-of-body experience that leads her away from her mundane life toward an exploration of her cosmic self. No mumbo jumbo here, but instead a gripping drama in which the main character forces the people closest to her to examine their own lives.”
Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide
EDEN, which was written and directed by Howard Goldberg, stars Joanna Going, Dylan Walsh and Sean Patrick Flanery. The screenplay was developed at the Sundance Feature Film Lab and the finished film was in the Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival.
EDEN played successfully all over the world.
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Reviews
Sundance Film Festival – Dramatic Competition
“Original, provocative film. A gripping drama.”
Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide
“For everyone who has yearned for the dim recollection of heart-felt filmmaking, for films of passion, sensitivity and bona fide emotional resonance, EDEN is a must see.”
Robert Ellsworth, Detour Magazine
“A precisely observed, finely acted drama.”
Stephen Holden, The New York Times
“It was so beautiful. I cried.”
Joel Siegel, Good Morning America
“A vivid and extraordinarily rich narrative. ‘Eden’ is a lushly photographed dramatic delicacy not typical of Hollywood fare.”
Seattle Weekly
“Nostalgic and sweetly ethereal.”
Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Intriguing and Captivating.”
Jeffrey Lyons, WNBC – New York
“Joanna Going anchors the pic with an extraordinarily rich and sympathetic performance.”
Godfrey Cheshire, Variety
“Graced by fine performances and an acutely tuned sense of time and place.”
Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter
“Compelling.”
F.X. Feeney, LA Weekly
“Joanna Going is exceptional in writer-director Howard Goldberg’s touching tale. Both heartfelt and haunting, Eden is a film of hope and desire.”
Mick Martin & Marsha Potter,
Video Movie Guide
“An exquisite cinematic success.”
Hariette Surovell, Cover Magazine