East of Eden
(1955) PG/115 mins
Directed by Elia Kazan with James Dean, Julie Harris, Raymond Massey and Burl Ives
Based on the novel by John Steinbeck, this story of the wayward Cal, who vies for the affection of his deeply religious father against his favoured brother, goes horribly wrong when he becomes involved with his estranged mother, now a brothel keeper, and his brother’s girlfriend.