East of Eden

East of Eden (1955)

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Directed by: Elia Kazan

Starring: Raymond Massey, Burl Ives, Julie Harris, James Dean

Genres: Drama

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Cal Trask: It's gonna work because it's got to work and it's got to work because I said so.

Cal Trask: I've been jealous all my life. Jealous, I couldn't even stand it. Tonight, I even tried to buy your love, but now I don't want it anymore... I can't use it anymore. I don't want any kind of love anymore. It doesn't pay off.

Abra: But you must give him some sign, Mr. Trask, some sign that you love him... or he'll never be a man. All his life he'll feel guilty and alone unless you release him.

Cal Trask: Hey Aron, why don't you ask me where I've been?
Aron Trask: Would you tell me?
Cal Trask: No.

Cal Trask: Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man.

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Mistakes

Continuity mistake: When James Dean's mom writes out a check for $5000 and gives it to him, she licks the envelope first, but when she actually hands over the envelope to him, it's clearly not sealed.

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Suggested correction: I noticed this, too, but as it's all one shot, it's not a continuity error; it's simply that she didn't properly seal the envelope. Not a film mistake.

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Trivia

Trivia: During the "punishment" bible reading scene, while James Dean was reading out loud, he was swearing under his breath. This was to evoke anger from the actor who played his father - he was a devout Christian.

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Questions

Answer: It's not shown, but presumably the same way everyone else does, by rotating the wheel, stopping it, and the operator letting people get on and off. It's possible there was a scene showing this, but it got cut in the final editing, shifting the story forward more quickly.

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