Eden à l'ouest (Eden Is West)
Costa-Gavras
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Plot Summary
As in "The Odyssey," the Aegean Sea is the setting when our hero, Elias, sets out on his adventures. On the same waters, under the same sun and the same sky as the dawn of civilization. After countless incidents and accidents, a stopover in paradise and a sojourn in hell, the magical conclusion of his journey takes place in Paris. Paris, the shining city in the deepest dreams, in the most uncertain sleep of wanderers. Eden is west attempts to echo the path, the journey of those (once our fathers and mothers) who crossed through lands, braving oceans and seas of uniforms, looking for a home. Elias' story is not that of Ulysses, nor is it Jean-Claude's or mine. But I see myself in Elias, a foreigner who is not foreign to me. Costa-Gavras
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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86%- Reviews Counted: 7
- Fresh: 6
- Rotten: 1
- Average Rating: 6.4/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: The tone of the film, despite some pretty hard living, remains warm with flashes of magic realism. This works against our expectations for this kind of road movie, and may seem too saccharine for some. I enjoyed the journey.
Fresh: Costa-Gavras scores a few telling points -- about the callous crassness of privileged tourists, for example -- but whatever his intentions, the end product is essentially a rattling good yarn.
Fresh: The tension is always between Costa-Gavras's dark view of human nature and his main character's hopes for the future. It's an uneven battle, although the film has enough strong and thoughtful moments to make you wish it was better.
Fresh: The brightest, most-entertaining film of [Costas-Gavras'] illustrious career.
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- $9.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 2009
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