Eden

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Eden

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2015

2h 11m

Drama

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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.

Critics Consensus

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

Eden, despite its celebrity cameos, never loses sight of French Touch's handmade garage origins.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 13, 2016

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Adam Nayman

Reverse Shot

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.

Dec 7, 2015

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Alison Willmore

BuzzFeed News

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.

Nov 10, 2015

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Reyzando Nawara

A Good Movie To Watch

The film portrays the loneliness that can stem from pursuing a singular passion at the expense of all else.

Rated: A

Oct 7, 2023

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Hansen-Løve remains someone whose work should be eagerly anticipated, but this particular trajectory unnerves me.

Jan 23, 2023

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Dustin Chang

ScreenAnarchy

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.

Feb 21, 2021

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Alec B

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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lars k

Thoughtful. Follow your dreams is not always the best for you.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/09/20

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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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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