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Eden

Eden

Drama · Music · 2014

Paul, a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris, forms a DJ collective with his friends and together they plunge into the nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music.

Movie details

Eden

“When you start a revolution, the hardest beat to find is your own.”

2014 Drama · Music 2h 11m

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

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Paul, a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris, forms a DJ collective with his friends and together they plunge into the nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Mia Hansen-Løve

Written by

Sven Hansen-Løve · Mia Hansen-Løve

Félix de Givry

Félix de Givry

Paul Vallée

Pauline Étienne

Pauline Étienne

Louise

Vincent Macaigne

Vincent Macaigne

Arnaud

Golshifteh Farahani

Golshifteh Farahani

Yasmin

Hugo Conzelmann

Hugo Conzelmann

Stan

Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig

Julia

Zita Hanrot

Zita Hanrot

Anaïs

Court is in session

Put Eden on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.