
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.
Directed by Howard Goldberg, Eden leans on a strong ensemble — Joanna Going, Dylan Walsh, Sean Patrick Flanery — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1998.
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A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards him was his housemaster's wife.
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