In one hall, James Dean, John Steinbeck's novel, and Elia Kazan's perspective on painful coming of age meet. The film about the Trask family and fragile love against the backdrop of great history resonates particularly sharply here - like a confession of all the fears of youth at once, which lingers for a long time and makes one think about oneself again. The cinema transforms into a laboratory of feelings, where the family drama, long since entered into the classic Hollywood canon, is dissected piece by piece on the big screen. The occasion is the anniversary of James Dean - the actor who managed to play only a few roles and still became a symbol of anxious youth and inner rebellion. Here, the audience is invited to see his first major success in the direction of Elia Kazan and return to California in the early 20th century, where personal grievances intertwine with the history of an entire country. At the center of the plot is the Trask family. The father seems to strive for the ideal of a biblical righteous man, the elder son is obedient and open, while the younger constantly seeks proof that he is worthy of love no less than his brother. From this simplest arrangement of forces, a tense conflict arises: the characters wage wars for attention, trust, and the right to make mistakes. With each dialogue, it becomes more noticeable how, within the quiet scenes, a nearly physical sense of injustice grows, familiar to every teenager and adult who has experienced difficult conversations with their parents. Kazan's work is particularly interesting in how it combines the traditions of big studio cinema with an unexpected acting delivery for that time. Dean plays nervously, on the edge, his character constantly balances between despair and hope. Alongside him, partners create an accurate backdrop - from the strict father to the one who has to choose whose pain to hear first. As a result, the melodrama about family secrets turns into an exploration of how easily love and faith in one's neighbor can be shattered by expectations and pride. The screening is accompanied by commentary from film scholar Andrei Ikko. He helps to examine the film through the optics of its time, explaining how the adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel stands out against the backdrop of other Hollywood films.