Big Eden

Arye Gross plays an up-and-coming artist who foregoes the convenience of big-city life for the charms of Montana in this drama, writer-director Thomas Bezucha 's debut feature. On the eve of his first show at the Whitney Museum, Henry ( Gross ) hears news that his grandfather back home has had a stroke. Upon returning to his idyllic birthplace, however, Henry realizes that the old man isn't the only thing he has to tend to: There's the semi-closeted issue of his sexuality, which he longs to reveal to his clan — as well as to his old high-school crush, Dean ( Tim DeKay ). Amidst all the angst, Henry fails to notice the advances of the sensitive Pike ( Eric Schweig ), an espresso-brewing outdoorsman who owns the town's general store and cooks meals for the stroke-addled grandpa Sam ( George Coe ). — Michael Hastings