Eden (2014 film)

Eden
Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
Produced by Charles Gillibert
Jimmy Price
Written by Mia Hansen-Løve
Sven Hansen-Løve
Starring Félix de Givry
Hugo Conzelmann
Roman Kolinka
Pauline Etienne
Music by Daft Punk
Joe Smooth
Frankie Knuckles
Terry Hunter
Cinematography Denis Lenoir
Edited by Marion Monnier
Production
company
CG Cinéma
Distributed by Ad Vitam Distribution
Release dates
  • 5 September 2014 (TIFF)
  • 19 November 2014 (France)
Running time
131 minutes
Country France
Language French
English

Eden is a 2014 French drama film directed by Mia Hansen-Løve and co-written with Sven Hansen-Løve. The film stars Félix de Givry, Hugo Conzelmann, Roman Kolinka and Pauline Etienne. The film premiered in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It was also screened in the 52nd edition of the New York Film Festival[2] and the BFI London Film Festival in October 2014.[3]

Plot

The film follows the rise and fall of Paul, a DJ who pioneered the French touch - a type of electronic dance music that became widely popular in the 1990s.

Cast

Production

Sven Hansen-Løve (left) served as the inspiration for Paul, played by Félix de Givry (right).

The film is loosely based on Mia Hansen-Løve's brother Sven's life. In addition to being the inspiration behind the film he also co-wrote the script.

The film took three years to be produced in part because obtaining the rights to the music was so expensive. Hansen-Løve went through two different producers over the course of the pre-production process and was only able to obtain the necessary rights to license the music after Daft Punk agreed to license their music for the lowest possible fee causing other musicians to join them.[4]

Filming began in November 2013 and was completed on 31 January 2014.[5][6]

References

  1. "Toronto Film Festival Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. "Eden". Film Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. "Eden". BFI. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  4. Kinos-Goodin, Jesse (Sep 11, 2014). "TIFF 2014: Daft Punk's surprising role in French house music movie Eden". Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. "Mia Hansen-Love Helming Dance World Saga 'Eden' Starring Brady Corbet and Greta Gerwig". Indiewire. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. "Kinology Embarks On Mia Hansen-Love’s ‘Eden’". Variety. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

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