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Eden

Eden

Let your spirits soar.

Genres

Drama

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Story of a New England boys' school and of one of the students who is infatuated with an instructor's wife who has Multiple Sclerosis. The woman struggles to show her strict husband how love rather than demands helps the student to blossom, but finally she falls into a coma. While she is able to have some 'looking down' awareness of what is happening, her coma is what brings her husband to an understanding of the needs of others.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$4210

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

4.1/10

Release Date

27 March 1998

Country

United States of America

Cast

Joanna Going

Joanna Going

Helen Kunen

Dylan Walsh

Dylan Walsh

Bill Kunen

Sean Patrick Flanery

Sean Patrick Flanery

Dave Edgerton

Sean Christensen

Sean Christensen

Rick

Edward O'Blenis

Edward O'Blenis

Sonny

John Aylward

John Aylward

Dr. Bryson

Anne Christianson

Anne Christianson

Milly

Marjorie Nelson

Marjorie Nelson

Ruth

R. Hamilton Wright

R. Hamilton Wright

Mr. Bainbridge

Stephen Lennstrom

Stephen Lennstrom

Johnny

Annie Michelle Price

Annie Michelle Price

Amy

John Billingsley

John Billingsley

Lee

David Estrem

David Estrem

Dean Shays

J. Zachary Lenihan

J. Zachary Lenihan

Isherwood

Dennis Troutman

Dennis Troutman

Parker

Bonnie Root

Bonnie Root

Lucy

Wally Dalton

Wally Dalton

Red Fleischer

Tony Doupe

Tony Doupe

Officer Stanley

Maggie Heffernan

Maggie Heffernan

Janet

Anna Faris

Anna Faris

Dithy

Morty Gudelsky

Morty Gudelsky

Teacher

Caroline Smith

Caroline Smith

Nurse

Stéphanye Dussud

Stéphanye Dussud

Eastbrook High School Student (Uncredited)

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