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This big country romance involves an emotionally stilted Manhattan artist named Henry (Ayre Gross) who returns to his Montana hometown of Big Eden when his grandfather takes ill. Drama instantly arises as Henry learns the boyhood best friend (Tim DeKay) on whom he's fostered a twenty-year-long unrequited crush, has also returned to Big Eden and is anxious to resume their friendship. Henry also comes into contact with Dexter (Eric Schweig), the Native American proprietor of a local general store. Quiet and withdrawn, Dexter finds himself attracted to Henry but expresses his interest solely through a progressively more elaborate series of home-cooked meals. It is interesting that though they are surrounded with love and support by the liberal locals, these gay men are still blocked from romantic fulfillment by their own doubts and fears. The supporting cast includes residents of Montana's Glacier Park region where the film was shot, and Academy Award winner Louise Fletcher (ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST). A soundtrack of nouveau country music helps keeps things moving, and the color-saturated photography brings life to both the stunning outdoor vistas and the impeccably rustic interior decor. BIG EDEN is the feature debut of director/writer Thomas Bezucha.Product Identifiers
ProducerJennifer Chaiken, John D. Vaughan
EAN5034741233217
eBay Product ID (ePID)3959540
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleBig Eden
ActorArye Gross
Release Year2005
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
CertificatePG
Number of Discs1
Director of PhotographyRob Sweeney
ReviewsNew York Times - ...BIG EDEN may be less a dream of finding perfect romance than a simpler, but somehow more touching, fantasy of simply being accepted..., Box Office - ...A pleasant trip....It's naturalistic in form and content..., Los Angeles Times - ...An accomplished heart-tugger, a serious romantic comedy that tackles two dilemmas with honesty and compassion...
Movie/TV TitleBig Eden
ComposerJoseph Conlan
ScreenwriterThomas Bezucha