Eden

Paris 1992: literature student Paul (Félix de Givry) dreams of a career as a DJ. With his friend Stan, he forms the DJ duo Cheers, but their electronic dance music has little success. Thomas and Guy-Man of Daft Punk, on the other hand, are a very different story - and Paul keeps running into them at underground parties. Daft Punk go on to achieve worldwide success. Later, Paul becomes depressed, which is not helped by the amount of cocaine he is taking.
Director Mia Hansen-Løve, who based the story on the life of her brother and co-screenwriter DJ Sven Love, shows what becomes of Paul over the course of twenty years; his path from partygoer to organising DJ; how the euphoria of drugs, music and love can very easily degenerate into the disillusionment of financial setbacks, drug addiction and depression. Eden gives a truthful, at times poignant impression of two decades of garage in the French club scene - naturally, with lots of music.