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The Garden of Eden

  • 20082008
  • RR
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
1.1K
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POPULARITY
15,947
3,627
Mena Suvari, Caterina Murino, and Jack Huston in The Garden of Eden (2008)
Based on Ernest Hemingway's final novel and set in the jazz age, a successful young American writer and his beautiful wife on their extended honeymoon in Europe.
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A young American writer completes his service in WWI and travels across Europe with his wife and her attractive Italian girlfriend. Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway.A young American writer completes his service in WWI and travels across Europe with his wife and her attractive Italian girlfriend. Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway.A young American writer completes his service in WWI and travels across Europe with his wife and her attractive Italian girlfriend. Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
15,947
3,627
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • John Irvin
    • Writers
      • James Scott Linville(screenplay)
      • Ernest Hemingway(novel)
    • Stars
      • Jack Huston
      • Mena Suvari
      • Caterina Murino
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Irvin
    • Writers
      • James Scott Linville(screenplay)
      • Ernest Hemingway(novel)
    • Stars
      • Jack Huston
      • Mena Suvari
      • Caterina Murino
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 28Metascore

    Videos1

    Hemingway's Garden of Eden
    Trailer 2:15
    Hemingway's Garden of Eden

    Photos238

    Jack Huston in The Garden of Eden (2008)
    Matthew Modine and Mathias Koie Levi Palsvig in The Garden of Eden (2008)
    Caterina Murino in The Garden of Eden (2008)
    Mena Suvari and Caterina Murino in The Garden of Eden (2008)
    Mena Suvari and Jack Huston in The Garden of Eden (2008)
    Mena Suvari and Jack Huston in The Garden of Eden (2008)
    Mena Suvari in The Garden of Eden (2008)
    Caterina Murino in The Garden of Eden (2008)
    Mena Suvari, Caterina Murino, and Jack Huston in The Garden of Eden (2008)
    Mena Suvari, Caterina Murino, and Jack Huston in The Garden of Eden (2008)
    Richard E. Grant and Jack Huston in The Garden of Eden (2008)
    The Garden of Eden (2008)

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    Jack Huston
    Jack Huston
    • David Bourne
    Mena Suvari
    Mena Suvari
    • Catherine Hill Bourne
    Caterina Murino
    Caterina Murino
    • Marita
    Carmen Maura
    Carmen Maura
    • Madame Aurol
    Richard E. Grant
    Richard E. Grant
    • Col. Philip Boyle
    Matthew Modine
    Matthew Modine
    • David's Father
    Mathias Koie Levi Palsvig
    • Young David
    • (as Mathias Palsvig)
    Héctor Tomás
    • Patrice
    • (as Hector Tomas)
    Dritan Biba
    Dritan Biba
    • Waiter
    Luis Callejo
    Luis Callejo
    • Monsieur Jean
    Álvaro Roig
    • Vladimir
    • (as Alvaro Roig)
    Yaël Belicha
    • Girl Onlooker
    • (as Yael Belicha)
    María Miguel
    • Nina
    • (as Maria Miguel)
    Igacio Gijon Solis
    • Ritz Waiter
    Enrique Zaldua
    • Waiter #2
    • (as Enrique Zoldua)
    Lola Peno
    • Rotund Woman
    Alejandro Arroyo
    Alejandro Arroyo
    • Man in Crowd
    Lucy Hunt
    • Girl At Party
    • Director
      • John Irvin
    • Writers
      • James Scott Linville(screenplay)
      • Ernest Hemingway(novel)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is the fiftieth adaptation of an Ernest Hemmingway story.
    • Goofs
      The fish David "catches" is clearly made of rubber. The fish has an adipose fin which only salmon and catfish have. This fake fish does not look like a salmon at all with the spiky dorsal fin and the snapper head.
    • Quotes

      David Bourne: You know you want to be careful about Absinthe. It tastes like remorse, yet it takes it away.

    • Soundtracks
      The Jefferson Stomp
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Raimond Bugatti and his Platinum Lounge Syncopators

    User reviews17

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Hemingway's (?) last and unfinished novel
    As someone who has studied and taught Hemingway for 40 years and read all his works, countless times, I think the main question here is what would Hemingway himself think of the way he is portrayed in this film. Remember please that someone else finished and edited the entire novel. So can you say it was written by Hemingway? What would he himself think about this work, which was so important to him that he worked on it for decades, and could never get it right enough to finish it. I think he would be enraged and feel betrayed by those who rewrote his work. Hemingway was so unique as a person with a true gift for saying so very much in so very few words, and so unique as a person who had deep human needs coupled with a fearlessness possessed by few, that I dare anyone to copy his style successfully. I have done that over the years, and I've never seen anyone succeed. So finishing the novel, and editing the entire work by another or others, is a fraud to call it a Hemingway novel or film based on it.
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    • Did Jack Huston really dive off the cliff?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 2011 (Chile)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Spain
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hemingway's Garden of Eden
    • Filming locations
      • Los Alcázares, Murcia, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Devonshire Productions
      • Berwick Street Productions
      • Freeform Spain
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $22,083
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,404
      • Dec 12, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $22,083
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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