Eden (2008)

There are 17 entries in imdb under the title Eden, which is the second reason Jack and I wondered why it was called that; the first reason is that we didn't hear "Eden" or even "paradise" spoken during the course of the movie (however, I must admit that we had trouble with the Irish accents and were both wishing for closed captions at times, or to have been sitting with Susan & Aongus or Helene & Paddy!). A review of Eugene O'Brian's play, from which he adapted the screenplay, did not have trouble making the connection, though. The movie had beautiful water images and some nice cinematic touches that would be difficult on the page, and the performances, particularly the struggling married couple Billy and Breda Farrell (Aiden Kelly and Eileen Walsh) were moving. This is only supposed to be playing here through Thursday, but I would recommend seeing the nominated films first and catching this on DVD with captions later, unless you are, or are living with, someone Irish.