Big Eden

2000 "A small miracle."
7.3| 1h57m| en| More Info
Released: 18 April 2000 Released
Producted By: Chaiken Films
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Official Website: http://www.bigeden.com/
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Henry Hart is a young gay artist living in New York City. When his grandfather has a stroke, Henry puts his career on hold and returns home to the small town of Big Eden, Montana, to care for him. While there, Henry hopes to strike up a romance with Dean Stewart, his high-school best friend for whom he still has feelings. But he's surprised when he finds that Pike, a quiet Native American who owns the local general store, may have a crush on him.

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Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch
Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Portia Hilton Blistering performances.
RashomonLaStrada After 974,000+ heterosexual feel-good movies, we finally get a good-old-boy down-to-earth heart-of-America gay feel-good movie! Not feel-good in terms of hunky guys showing off their sweaty chests. But a story that shows people being nice and loving and generous (toward gay characters).This is the freshest, most unique gay-themed movie I've seen (and I've seen a lot). It doesn't take place in a big city. It doesn't include homophobic rants. Big Eden asks us to believe that in the deepest right-wing part of the Rocky Mountains the colorful townsfolk would try to play matchmaker for two gay men; that a countrified old man nearing the end of his life would tell his gay son, "Did I teach you shame?" and then say "Can't you see what a good job god did here?" (forget psychotherapy, gay men who were rejected by their families and communities can just watch this movie.) Two big questions guide the plot: Will Henry choose between his boyhood crush (dad of two, recently divorced) or the quiet, native-American shopkeeper who shyly dotes on him? And will Henry remain in his hometown of Big Eden, MT, or return to his adopted home in New York? This provides enough drama and interest without adding in drugs or dance clubs or gay bashing or screaming drag queens for comic relief.My theory about the positive community in Gay Eden: I think the town would react very negatively if a big city gay couple bought land in Big Eden, moved there and tried to dance together at the town barbecue. But Henry and Pike were from Big Eden -- they belonged there... when Pike says that he wants Henry to be happy, the most stereotypical of all the rednecks tells him, "We want you to be happy also." And I truly believed him.Feel good yet?
giacomo-picozzi I saw it many times and I enjoyed even more than "The family Stone".Well, in the "family" there are good actors and a myth (Keaton), not only the very nice story but here we have something that simply conquers our hearts.The characters may be not real, but sometimes we can even dream, can't we?Please go on giving us other stories that let us think and give us joy.Ciao, Giacomop.s. does anyone know if there is any chance to buy somewhere the script or the novel written by Thomas Bezucha? Thanks to let me know, Giacomo
roger-640 I've seen some stupid movies in my day, but this is about the sorriest. No nuance anywhere. The makers of this movie are culturally tone-deaf. To take an stereotypically Jewish man and pretend that he comes from these obviously non-Jewish people. To have him even spout Yiddishisms among them. To have a kind of church concocted by someone who can't ever have been in a church (it has crucifixes and tabernacle complete with sanctuary candle burning -- marks of Catholicism --, but a minister in business-suit and choir and soloist performing as in evangelical meetings).As a mature gay man full of experience, I can say that I recognize none of the romantic/sexual situations that are presented. The boring, boring, sullen, rude main character and his graceless treatment of people (more acceptable in certain social circles in New York City -- where I live -- to be sure, but not tolerated in close-knit rural communities). Not one emotion, not one personal encounter rings true. I wanted to slap the "hero" over and over and, in real life, the other characters would have done it for me.
taho00 Here are few lines to share this wonderful film's songs. All is said. About the story, wonderful people who take care of each other, beauty of landscape : forest and mountains, and of course love, true love which comes from heart and soul, central thing of our life. Now just listen again to the songs and remember the scenes. "I'm a thousand miles from nowhere / Time don't matter to me / 'Coz I'm a thousand miles from nowhere / And there's no place I want to be / I got heartaches in my pocket / I got echoes in my head....." and the next, my favorite one "Welcome to my world, want you come on in / Miracles I guess still happen now and then / Step into my heart leave your cares behind / Welcome to my world, built with you in mind"...if you love it, so just end it :o)