The Garden of Eden

This adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published novel mixes passion and elephant hunting.

Based on a posthumously published novel, "Hemingway's Garden of Eden," directed by John Irvin from an adaptation by James Scott Linville, tells the story of a writer (Jack Huston), his wife ( Mena Suvari) and the heiress ( Caterina Murino) who ignites a brief passion among all three. Handsomely presented, with locations in Spain and Africa, the film at moments accomplishes its ambitions of being a tart piece of steamed-up Jazz Age storytelling (casting Richard E. [...]

di Mark Olsen, articolo completo (1380 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 9 dicembre 2010