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  • 2015
  • R
  • Broad Green Pictures
  • 2 h 11 m
  • 2015
  • R
  • Broad Green Pictures
  • 2 h 11 m

Summary Paul (Félix de Givry) is a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris. Rave parties dominate that culture, but he's drawn to the more soulful rhythms of Chicago's garage house. He forms a DJ collective named Cheers (as, in a parallel storyline, two of his friends form one called Daft Punk, who float throughout the movie), ...

Directed By: Mia Hansen-Løve

Written By: Sven Hansen-Løve, Mia Hansen-Løve

  • 2015
  • R
  • Broad Green Pictures
  • 2 h 11 m
  • 2015
  • R
  • Broad Green Pictures
  • 2 h 11 m

Eden

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 19 User Ratings
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Summary Paul (Félix de Givry) is a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris. Rave parties dominate that culture, but he's drawn to the more soulful rhythms of Chicago's garage house. He forms a DJ collective named Cheers (as, in a parallel storyline, two of his friends form one called Daft Punk, who float throughout the movie), ...

Directed By: Mia Hansen-Løve

Written By: Sven Hansen-Løve, Mia Hansen-Løve

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 20 Critic Reviews
81
90% Positive
18 Reviews
10% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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90% Positive
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10% Mixed
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91
Sep 13, 2014
Portraying a generation so energized by possibilities that it was bound to be let down, Eden offers a wise assessment of the interplay between fantasy and reality on the path to adulthood. The seductive rhythms are a perfect match for a movie that analyzes the unstoppable flow of life.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
90
Jun 16, 2015
A quiet, raggedly beautiful mini-epic, Eden isn't a success story; it's a failure story. But it's also a glittering acknowledgement of the fact that failing is the only path toward growing.
By Stephanie Zacharek FULL REVIEW
88
Jun 25, 2015
Unlike “Something in the Air,” or even “Saint Laurent,” Eden is utterly apolitical.
By Peter Keough FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 21, 2015
Partly the story of a music scene, but mostly the story of a man who realises that living the dream isn’t always the best thing for your life. Vivid, immersive and blessed with a perfectly nostalgic soundtrack.
By Dan Jolin FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 13, 2014
This graceful, deeply affecting movie has a soulfulness and sweep that mark it as a step forward for Hansen-Løve.
By Jon Frosch FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 22, 2015
I can’t help thinking the movie’s amorphousness would have worked better with a more definite actor — someone who didn’t disappear so fully into the scene. Eden has a remarkable orbit, but it spins around a void.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 2, 2015
The club scenes, initially exciting, are ultimately wearying, and the movie meanders about much of the time.
By Randy Cordova FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 19 User Ratings
6.5
47% Positive
9 Ratings
32% Mixed
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21% Negative
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32% Mixed
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21% Negative
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Production Company CG Cinéma, France 2 Cinéma, Blue Film Production, Yundal Films, Canal+, Orange Cinéma Séries, France Télévisions, La Région Île-de-France, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Cofinova 10, Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM), Abel Aflam, Blue Marlyn
Release Date Jun 19, 2015
Duration 2 h 11 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline When you start a revolution, the hardest beat to find is your own.
Website http://www.thefilmeden.com/
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Awards

San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 1 Nomination

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