Which Side Eden


1h 56m 1999

Brief Synopsis

Jan has settled comfortably into the bustling life of New York City. He has made friends, taken a wife and a job as a university lecturer and hasn't thought much about his Czech Republic home town in the last thirty years. However, when his friend Adam invites Pampeliska, a young teacher from Jan'

Film Details

Also Known As
Navrat ztraceneho raje, Retour au paradise perdu, Le, Return of Paradise Lost
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Here & Now Productions; Lumar Productions
Location
Bohemian-Moravian Uplands, Czech Republic

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 56m

Synopsis

Jan has settled comfortably into the bustling life of New York City. He has made friends, taken a wife and a job as a university lecturer and hasn't thought much about his Czech Republic home town in the last thirty years. However, when his friend Adam invites Pampeliska, a young teacher from Jan's home town, to visit them in New York, she brings with her a family heirloom from Jan's father that opens a floodgate of bittersweet memories from Jan's childhood and wartime experiences that send him into an emotional tailspin.

Film Details

Also Known As
Navrat ztraceneho raje, Retour au paradise perdu, Le, Return of Paradise Lost
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Here & Now Productions; Lumar Productions
Location
Bohemian-Moravian Uplands, Czech Republic

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 56m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1999

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 27 - September 6, 1999.

35mm

color

Dolby Digital

dialogue Czech and English

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1999