In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
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EAST OF EDEN selected by Adam R: "A pitch perfect masterpiece in filmmaking of a Steinbeck novelization interpretation to casting, acting, directing, and cinematography. James Dean as Cal is electrifying as a young adult struggling with identity, placement, family, responsibility, generation, and anti-authority. This is not a coming of age film but a father-son film fueled by youth rebellion."