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Eden

Play trailer 1:48 Poster for Eden R 2015 2h 11m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In 1990s France, a young literature student (Félix de Givry) begins working as a disc jockey and witnesses the rise of electronic dance music.

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Eden uses 1990s club culture as the appropriately intoxicating backdrop for a sensitive, low-key look at aging and the price of pursuing one's dreams.

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Tara Brady Irish Times 12/13/2016
4/5
Eden, despite its celebrity cameos, never loses sight of French Touch's handmade garage origins. Go to Full Review
Adam Nayman Reverse Shot 12/07/2015
Where the early scenes of Eden feel on the nose, the back half is filled with precisely the sorts of glancing-yet-wounding blows that are Hansen-Love's specialty. Go to Full Review
Alison Willmore BuzzFeed News 11/10/2015
Paul describes a song he likes as existing "between euphoria and melancholia," which is the balance the movie he's in strikes as well, as interested in joy as it is in loss. Which may be the best thing these stories of not making it bring to the table. Go to Full Review
Reyzando Nawara A Good Movie To Watch 10/07/2023
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The film portrays the loneliness that can stem from pursuing a singular passion at the expense of all else. Go to Full Review
Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine 01/23/2023
Hansen-Løve remains someone whose work should be eagerly anticipated, but this particular trajectory unnerves me. Go to Full Review
Dustin Chang ScreenAnarchy 02/21/2021
What's amazing about Eden, just like Hansen-Løve's last film, Goodbye First love, is her ability to make you aware of the poignancy of the passing of time in an extraordinarily personal way. Go to Full Review
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Alec B 12/14/2023 It's a unique examination of an artist, one who experiences a brief moment of relevancy before quickly fading into obscurity, which is much sadder than being a total failure. See more 03/21/2021 For fans of the history of disco ONLY. Make that the French point-of-view of the history of Disco. Movie is looong. Protagonist is uninteresting and unsympathetic (unless you like misogynists). Otherwise it wasn't bad. See more lars k 06/14/2020 Thoughtful. Follow your dreams is not always the best for you. See more 05/09/2020 Pretty poor, but to be honest I think it was the music I mainly had a problem with. I can't get excited about the bland house music they used to play in 95% of the clubs I used to go to in my 20s. Dull dull dull. See more 07/22/2018 Let me start with the positives: some good 90's tunes and an accurate description of club nightlife. Not too many films have achieved that. It definitely meanders and is far too long, but i wasn't bored. However,it is essentially the tale of a DJ who never hits the true heights, and neglects friends, lovers and family. And then it ends. See more 05/24/2016 This drifting look at the young adult life of a Parisian garage dj aims at trying to capture the fleeting nature of club life and the hardship of making it on the music scene. Kudos goes to trying to add realism in the screenplay but the lack of narrative depth, artistic-shaping and dramatic edge leaves you wanting a bit more to take away with. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1990s France, a young literature student (Félix de Givry) begins working as a disc jockey and witnesses the rise of electronic dance music.
Director
Mia Hansen-Løve
Producer
Charles Gillibert
Screenwriter
Mia Hansen-Løve, Sven Hansen-Love
Distributor
Broad Green Pictures
Production Co
France 2 Cinéma, Cofinova 10, CG Cinéma, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Blue Film Production, Canal+, Orange Cinéma Séries, SACEM, Région Ile-de-France, Yundal Films, France Télévision
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Some Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 19, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$63.3K
Runtime
2h 11m
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