Daft Funk: Broad Green Pictures Raving about Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Eden”

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Perhaps making a more robust offer than IFC Films (who released her last pair of features in Goodbye First Love and The Father of My Children), Gabriel and Daniel Hammond’s Broad Green Pictures have landed Mia Hansen-Løve’s Eden, a track-heavy fourth feature film which had it’s world premiere, not in Venice but at TIFF. Essentially building their 2015 calendar year with 2014 Toronto Film Fest preemed items, after picking up 99 Homes and Samba, this third grab in less than three weeks means the outfitter isn’t afraid of committing to auteur-driven art-house projects with perhaps a broader appeal. BGP plans to release the film in Spring 2015.

Gist: This follows Paul (Félix de Givry), 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), and together he and his friends plunge into the ephemeral nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music.

Worth Noting: Hansen-Love employed the services of Denis Lenoir — the cinematographer (who also worked on Still Alice which also preemed at TIFF) worked on seven features for Olivier Assayas – including Demonlover and Late August, Early September.

Do We Care?: Our Jordan M. Smith thought this was a “highly enjoyable though slightly over long saga of love, loss and addiction bathed in euphoric beats and pulsing neon lights“. Here’s our interview with the filmmaker:

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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