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Plot Summary
David Bourne (JACK HUSTON), a promising American novelist now living in Paris, meets the volatile and seductive Catherine (MENA SUVARI) and immediately falls under her spell. After a whirlwind romance they set off for their honeymoon on the Cote d’Azur. David is increasingly distracted from his writing by Catherine’s sexual liberation and erotic role-playing. As David struggles to control his emotions, Catherine raises the erotic tension by bringing David a “present” in the form of the sultry Marita (CATERINA MURINO), an Italian heiress, who provokes excitement and jealousy in both David and Catherine. As he becomes a pawn between the two manipulative women, David retreats into his writing, re-creating the story of his relationship with his father, a charismatic big-game hunter (MATTHEW MODINE). As jealous as she is of Marita, Catherine is even more obsessively envious of David’s success as a writer, especially if his stories do not involve her. Catherine becomes vindictive and her dangerous, erotic game- playing only serves to drive David into Marita’s arms.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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4%- Reviews Counted: 23
- Fresh: 1
- Rotten: 22
- Average Rating: 3.6/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: Ms. Suvari's Catherine is so extravagantly monstrous that Mr. Huston's David, who provides a desultory narration, comes across as an inert nonentity.
Rotten: Vet British helmer John Irvin's mannered, bloodless and appallingly thesped filmization of Hemingway's posthumous novel, though unlikely to set the author rolling in his grave, may still have viewers rolling in the aisles.
Rotten: Better than it might have been yet still a definite letdown, a literary B-side turned into something not awful, just forgettable.
Rotten: The resulting sangria cocktail is mild, unchallenging, and kinda dull.
Customer Reviews
Hemingway's Garden of Eden
Ok to rent not own, and only if you are a fan of the two actresses. This is a accept it, watch it, and forget it movie.
Lovely
One of the most beautiful films ever, and generally faithful to the novel.
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