EDEN spins over the last two decades and chronicles the rise and fall of one of the DJs who pioneered the French Touch music scene in the 90s.
Based on the experiences of Hansen-Løve’s brother (and co-writer) Sven, who was one of the original DJs of the French house and garage scene in the early 1990s. Mia Hansen Love’s epic film was shot in Paris, New York and Chicago and features numerous cameos including the legendary Tony Humphries. Music comes from iconic labels of the time such as Strictly Rhythm, MAW Records, Nervous and Salsoul, and production from the likes of Daft Punk, Joe Smooth, Frankie Knuckles, Terry Hunter, Kerri Chandler, The Orb, and MK.
Paul (Félix de Givry) is a teenager in the underground dance music scene of early-nineties Paris. Raves dominate, but he's drawn to the more soulful rhythms of Chicagos garage house scene. He and a friend form a DJ duo called — with unfathomable layers of irony — Cheers. Two of their friends form a group with a similarly odd name: Daft Punk. These young artists plunge into the life, building their following one set at a time, dropping out of daytime society to form a community based on the high of the ceaseless beats and bass.
DIRECTED BY MIA HANSEN LOVE (FATHER OF MY CHILDREN & GOODBYE MY FIRST LOVE)
Starring Felix De Givry, Pauline Etienne, Greta Gerwig, Brady Corbet and Vincent Macaigne
Release date: 24 July 2015 Certificate TBC / Running time 130 Minutes
‘Eden boasts a truly outstanding soundtrack’ BEATPORT
1) Plastic Dreams (original version) – Jaydee 2) Sueno Latino (illusion first mix) – Sueno Latino 3) Follow Me (club mix) – Aly US 4) A Huge Evergrowing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld (Orbital dance mix) – The Orb 5) The Whistle Song (original version) – Frankie Knuckles 6) Going Round (UBQ original mix) – Aaron Smith feat. D’Bora 7) Caught In The Middle (gospel revival remix) – Juliet Roberts 8) Promised Land (club mix) – Joe Smooth 9) Sweet Harmony – Liquid 10) Private Number – Catalan FC & Sven Love feat. Nicole Graham 11) Da Funk – Daft Punk 12) Solid Ground (Spensane vocal) – Jasper Street Company 13) Closer Than Close (mentor original) – Rosie Gaines 14) The MKapella – MK 15) Get Up Everybody (parade mix) – Bryon Stingily 16) One More Time – Daft Punk 17) Makin’ A Living – The African Dream 18) Happy Song (4007 original mix) – Charles Dockins 19) Sweet Music – Terry Hunter 20) The Cricket Song – JT Vanelli 21) Odoru (unreleased version) – Watanabe 22) Venus [Sunshine People Cheek] (DJ Gregory full length mix) - Cheek 23) Finally (original mix) – Kings of Tomorrow 24) Blackwater (string vocal mix) – Octave One feat. Ann Saunderson 25) It’s Yours (original distant music mix) – Jon Culter 26) Little Girl – Viola 27) Shout To The Top – The Style Council 28) To Be In Love (12 inches) – Masters At Work feat. India 29) Brotha (DJ Spen & Karizma remix) – Angie Stone 30) Just As Long As I Got You – Love Committee 31) Jealously – Lee Fields & Martin Solveig 32) Gypsy Woman [La Da Dee] (basement boy strip to the bone mix) – Crystal Waters 33) Within – Daft Punk 34) Tak A Lickin [and Keep on Ticking] – Paul Johnson 35) Veridis Quo – Daft Punk 36) Energy Flash – Joey Beltram 37) Photomaton – Jabberwocky 38) Rivolta (get a room! remix) – Polo & Pan 39) Amazing – Kenny Bobien 40) Lost In Love – Arnold Jarvis 41) We Are [I’m Here For You] – Kerri Chandler 42) Your Love – Terry Hunter