Mia hansenlove fictionalizes the french house scene in eden. Two years later, he gave her the part of aline in his les destinees 2000. What becomes clear pretty early on in mia hansen love s eden is that despite the large roving ensemble of ravers and djs and partiers, and despite the fact that there is a lead character, the danceclub scene is the real star of the film. And now you can listen to the full soundtrack for the film below. Eden mia hansenloves gently poignant film charts two decades in the.
Le film debute en 93 ou ladolescent paul decouvre les raves ou il cotoie thomas et guyman, puis devient dj avec son ami denfance stan et monte son label cheers. If eden is a departure in any way, its that its lead character seems to be the only one not living his, though he defiantly believes otherwise. No story about that scene would be complete without an acknowledgement of daft punks major. The film chronicles the electronic music scene in 1990s paris, from boom to burnout. Mia hansenloves edm movie memoir eden is the arthouse party of. Hansenloves film plays in the mind as a swirl of beautiful faces and bodies, impulsive movements, rushes of cascading light and color lensed by the great cameraman, denis lenoir, and music, music, and more music. Feb 26, 2018 relaxing rain and thunder sounds, fall asleep faster, beat insomnia, sleep music, relaxation sounds duration. Jason stephenson sleep meditation music recommended for you. Mad about music, he creates a dj duo, cheers, with his best friend.
May, 2015 this is a must watch trailer for one of my favorite films, a drama called eden, made by filmmaker mia hansenlove of father of my children, goodbye first love about a french house music dj. Sep 16, 2014 after crafting the extraordinary comingofage drama goodbye first love, director mia hansenlove has returned this fall with eden. About the unsaid stuff that underpins everyday life, that tacitly ferries us toward and away from lifes big dramas. Official us trailer for mia hansenloves house music film eden. French director mia hansenlove tells intimate, moving stories close to her own experience, films big on insight and low on melodrama. Jun 18, 2015 mia hansenloves edm movie memoir eden is the arthouse party of the year.
Mia hansenloves eden is about many things, any one of them a surprising, esoteric and rather brave subject for a film. Eden official trailer 2015 a film by mia hansenlove youtube. Jun 17, 2015 talks to filmmaker mia hansenlove and her brother sven about their autobiographical edm movie, eden. Eden official hd trailer 2015 a film by mia hansenlove. Mia hansenloves tremendously stylish film about a paris dj coolly shuns a traditional narrative to move. Eden is a 2015 dramatic film that depicts people involved in the paric music scene in the early 1990s. Eden is a 2014 french drama film directed by mia hansen love and cowritten with sven hansen love. Sep 08, 2014 mia hansenloves new film, eden, follows the rise of the french electronic music scene in the 1990s.
Its about lives tumbling along as the years drift by, never conforming to the plot youre expecting to kick in. Mia hansenlove talks eden, daft punk, french disco. Any time frankie knuckles whistle tune makes it into a movie is fine with me. Jun 18, 2015 take one glance at the title and premise of eden, a fictionalized study of the french house music scene through the eyes of the upandcoming d. There was no film that took club culture seriously. Director mia hansenlove finds eloquence in parisian. Their artistic collaboration was coupled by a union in real life, mia and olivier becoming life companions.
French trailer for mia hansenloves film maya set mostly. Today, sarah kurchak interviews mia hansenlove about her upcoming film, eden, which fictionalizes the real experiences of her and her brother in the french house scene of the 90s. Specifically, its about the developments in rave culture from the early 1990s to the present. Whatever the cost, the pursuit of art is never pointless in hansenloves films, whether for the drugaddicted poet in all is forgiven 07, the doomed film producer in father of my children 09, or the young woman who finds in architecture a balm for the pain of a lost love in goodbye first love 11. Nov 09, 2018 maya is both written and directed by talented french filmmaker mia hansenlove, creator of the films all is forgiven, father of my children, goodbye first love, eden, and things to come. One of the most integral parts of the film is certainly. Set during the heyday of filter house in 90s paris, the film follows a. After crafting the extraordinary comingofage drama goodbye first love, director mia hansen love has returned this fall with eden. The film had its world premiere as part of the 2014 toronto internaitonal film festival.
The moments of glamour in eden are briefly, awkward meeting an obscure chicago house dj the protagonist admires. Hansenloves night people all display that glow that seems particularly to attach to that strain of flaming youth that sees itself as living in a mythical age dor. Mia hansen love s eden would make for a wonderfully eyeopening anchor on a double bill with the coen brothers inside llewyn davis. Mia hansenloves edm movie memoir eden is the arthouse. Jun 17, 2015 mia hansenlove on eden, her epic and very personal love letter to house music.
Mia hansenlove recreates the clubland of 90s paris in an evocative essay. Pete decides that he doesnt like the dominant music of the day and forms a band that plays chicago garage band. Mia hansenloves eden would make for a wonderfully eyeopening anchor on a double bill. Hansenloves previous film hadnt done the exact same thing. Cinema came into mia hansenloves life when she was eighteen, as olivier assayas made her start as an actress in late august, early september 1998. Mia hansenloves 2014 film eden, a loose history of the french touch scene, is now available to stream online. A teenager named paul gets involved in the underground dance movement of paris in the early nineteennineties. Whatever the cost, the pursuit of art is never pointless in hansen loves films, whether for the drugaddicted poet in all is forgiven 07, the doomed film producer in father of my children 09, or the young woman who finds in architecture a balm for the pain of a lost love in goodbye first love 11. The exhilarating new film from mia hansenlove father of my. On its surface, the narrative is simple and direct but, she so skillfully marries them to emphasize the films euphoria melancholia. Eden is an affecting trip into the 90s parisiain electronic dance movement experienced through the eyes of dj groups cheers and daft punk who, together with friends, plunge into the ephemeral nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music. Eden is a film that moves with the heartbeat of youth.
Cinema came into mia hansen loves life when she was eighteen, as olivier assayas made her start as an actress in late august, early september 1998. Jun 18, 2015 but whatever other ill effects the life nocturnal might have on the characters in mia hansenloves eden, their complexions dont seem to suffer. Distribution broad green pictures has acquired the film, which features appearances by greta gerwig and brady corbet. Her first feature film, all is forgiven, won the louis delluc prize for best first film in 2007 along with celine sciammas water lilies. Featuring cameos from reallife players like daft punk, eden is exuberant and euphoric sonic journey. Eden is an ode to french housemusic known as the french touch, and a portrait of the kids so inspired by dj larry levan. Relaxing rain and thunder sounds, fall asleep faster, beat insomnia, sleep music, relaxation sounds duration. Mia hansen love born 5 february 1981 is a french film director, screenwriter, and former actress. Mia hansenlove born 5 february 1981 is a french film director, screenwriter, and former actress. Mia hansenloves french house film eden is streaming online. There was no film that took club culture seriously mia hansen loves nightlife drama celebrates the euphoria of dance music but doesnt shy away from showing what happens when the. There was no film that took club culture seriously mia hansenloves nightlife drama celebrates the euphoria of dance music but doesnt shy away from showing what happens when the. I would expect less, though, for such an affectation to be present in a mia hansen love film, her work up to this point being touched by the bliss and heartache of lives lived. Mia hansen loves eden is about many things, any one of them a surprising, esoteric and rather brave subject for a film.
French house music scene revisited in mia hansenloves eden. Mia hansen love was only a tween when her fourth feature, eden, begins. Eden is a demonstration of another kind of french touch, that of director mia hansen love, who finds a tender eloquence in this film about a young dj named paul, based on the experiences of her. Premiering at tiff and then stopping by nyff, the dj drama follows rise of the french electronicmusic boom in the 1990s as its based on the reallife story of hansenloves brother and cowriter sven.
Paul, a teenager in the underground scene of earlynineties paris, forms a dj collective with his friends and together they. What could have been a hedonistic twohour rave in the hands of others is instead, with mia hansenlove at the helm, a hungover look at the morning after. Mia hansen love produced by charles gillibert, jimmy price language french,english. Mia hansenlove in eden 2014 vincent lacoste and ugo bienvenu in eden. All four of mia hansenloves feature films are autobiographical in. Hers is a world where the moving image, like life, is animated not by the noise.
Premiering at tiff and then stopping by nyff, the dj drama follows rise of the french electronicmusic boom in the 1990s as its based on the reallife story of hansen loves brother and cowriter sven. The film premiered in the special presentations section of the 2014 toronto international film festival. Jun 19, 2015 what becomes clear pretty early on in mia hansen love s eden is that despite the large roving ensemble of ravers and djs and partiers, and despite the fact that there is a lead character, the danceclub scene is the real star of the film. Eden is a 2014 french drama film directed by mia hansenlove and cowritten with sven hansenlove. There was no film that took club culture seriously film the. Dec 02, 2016 mia hansenloves 10 favorite films jordan raup december 2, 2016 shes only been making feature films for less than a decade and truly only gained international recognition this decade but it seems as if the talents of mia hansenlove as a writerdirector are already fully formed. It takes place during a heady party in the home of thomas bangalters parents. The thrill of techno is alive in the french drama eden. In the 1990s, paul gets his first taste of the world of parisian nightlife. Jun 19, 2015 directed by mia hansenlove produced by charles gillibert written by hansenlove and sven hansenlove music by daft punk, joe smooth, frankie knuckles, terry hunter, and mk released by broad green pictures english and french with english subtitles france. The film had its world premiere as part of the 2014 toronto. The central scene in mia hansenloves eden doesnt last very long.
Eden is an affecting trip into the electronic dance movement in paris whose rhythms echo its textures and feeling. Mia hansenlove on how eden isnt another club movie. Dans rating of the film eden the soundtrack is gorgeous but hansenlove uses time and music in an especially wonderful way. So imagine my expectation for mia hansen love s semibiographical dramatisation of the period in the feature film eden. Eden is the first film about a musician ive seen that depicts the drive and passion for music without all the drama that rarely enters most actual musicians lives. Paul, a teenager in the underground scene of earlynineties paris, forms a dj collective with his friends and together they plunge into the nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music.