For a consuming passion of millions, there are surprisingly few films about clubbing. The patchy Human Traffic and It’s All Gone Pete Tong had a stab, and Trainspotting, Weekender and Go offered fleeting glow stick highs, but the rest have been more Brandon Block than Sasha. If you really want to dive deep into the world of house music, Eden is the film for you. Sit back as Empire clambers into the DJ booth, raises its new trailer to the crowd and presses the giant read ‘fire' button. Because, hey, all DJ booths have a ‘fire’ button, right?
Welcome to the Summer of Løve. Featuring cameos from the mighty Daft Punk, Mia Hansen-Løve’s drama spins out her older brother’s experiences in the club scene of ‘90s France. There are relationships, flings and moments of deep emotion, but the real love affair is with the vinyl. Clubbers of a certain age will bathe in the nostalgia of its soundtrack; EDM aficionados may just wonder why the DJs aren’t wearing giant mouse heads. {Eden Poster} Hansen-Løve showed her stuff with 2009’s powerful, haunting Father Of My Children, and Eden also boasts the melancholy underbelly you’d expect from a film that plays out partially in the pre-dawn half light. Gravity is at work, as dance floor euphoria gives way to the bite of reality. But maybe this party will find a way to go on forever…
Given a four-star endorsement from Empire, Eden lands in UK cinemas and maybe the odd festival chill-out tent from July 24.
from Empire News
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