Giant

Another James Dean movie. I didn't have time to watch all the extras. I liked it, even though it was more of a Rock Hudson / Elizabeth Taylor story. Interesting how racism and women's rights were woven throughout. I'm not sure what era it was set in . . . I enjoyed it but it was over two hours long!

East of Eden

Hennepin County Library
Drama
Based on the book by John Steinbeck
Directed by Elia Kazan
Starring James Dean, Julie Harris, and Raymond Massey
117 minutes

Plus a second disc of extras - mostly about James Dean - Forever James Dean was almost an hour long.

I haven't read East of Eden in a long, long time and I didn't really remember it. Kazan focused on the last quarter of the book, but the heart of this movie is the Cain and Abel relationship between Cal and Aron, as well as their father's love for one and disdain for the other (I kept thinking of Jacob and Esau). I enjoyed this story much more than Rebel Without a Cause.