The garden of eden hemingway7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() It is a period film-the mood, clothing, and environments recreate the early part of the 20th century in fine detail, soft sepia filters, and a pastel color scheme. These memories, which are quite out of place from the rest of the film, become material for David's new book. The focus and the pace of the film changes noticeably when it moves on to David's past memories of his father, an elephant hunter in Africa. There is much sex going on, focusing on the strange love triangle between David, Catherine, and Marita. Directed by John Irvin (Hamburger Hill, Dogs of War), this film is more character-driven than plot-driven. Things get stranger when Catherine develops a relationship with an Italian girl, Marita (Caterina Murino), and brings her to him as a "present", even suggesting they take turns being David's wife. ![]() To David's discomfort, she persuades him to role play in the bedroom, with her as the boy and him as the girl. During the honeymoon, Catherine starts to get restless and begins playing bizarre mind games with David, testing his devotion. Based on a posthumously released novel written by Ernest Hemingway, Garden of Eden takes place prior to the Great Depression, during the Jazz age, following a successful young American writer, David Bourne (Jack Houston), and his new bride, Catherine (Mena Suvari), a rich heiress, who are on an extended honeymoon in Europe. ![]()
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