Eden 2020 ‘Éden’ Directed by Ágnes Kocsis
Eva lives cut off from the outside world in het sterile blue apartment. She's allergic to just about everything. Are her allergies caused by a polluting multinational corporation, or is she so sensitive and vulnerable she's making herself ill?
Cinematic texts dressed up in perfectly tailored and ascetic robes and pointing thematically to a certain retreat from the natural, ontic unity of the human race or undermining the functioning of societies today are sometimes a heavy pill to swallow, as evidenced by Antonioni's alienating tetralogy, although this enigmatic term does not in the slightest exhaust the character of his timeless works. This is no different for Eden, with its cold aesthetics, precisely composed frames and minimalism of action and dialogue, where vocal introspection gives way to visual narrative.
It is no coincidence that I refer to the Italian director's work, when speaking of the new film by Ágnes Kocsis, who returns after a ten-year hiatus and the critical success…
FFG: Film #2 - Éden
Great film to mentally prepare me for another lockdown! Social isolation, longing for a hug, wanting to go outside, feeling depressed... Great time at the movies!
No but in all seriousness, Éden was a beautiful film about all the above themes and more. I even liked Daan in it, who was present during our screening and a Q&A afterwards, and that ending scene is one to remember!
Fair enough, if Daan was acting in my movie I would also have a completely unnecessary scene in which another character is dancing to Swedish Designer Drugs, but woman, your movie was 153 minutes and I had to pee real bad.
Also, the dubbing was a very weird flex.
Amidst the global pandemic of COVID-19, a strain of Coronavirus that has killed thousands of people and forced millions to practice some degree of social distancing — not attending work or school, being in self-quarantine or self-isolation — it’s a fitting time to watch Hungarian filmmaker Ágnes Kocsis’ rumination on the devastating effects of loneliness, Eden. While Kocsis, who also wrote the screenplay, does not exactly provide any sort of enlightenment on the subject or even tell a completely original or captivating story, her film is ambitious and contains flashes of greatness.
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020
Despite some degree of technical achievement, Eden is not going to bring comfort or even entertainment value...Over an excessively long runtime of 153 minutes, it never picks up steam or shocks the viewer. All one is left with after watching is a rather vapid sense of lifelessness.
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ÉDEN Is an exploration of loneliness, a life without love and how that can affect one's psychical state. While the plot may not be too complex, lots of ideas and messages are presented through visual language. Lana Barić is great. Strong contender for best pet name of the year.
A little bit on the longer side of things, but the closing long take is one of the most astounding moments in recent cinema history that comes to mind. I honestly dread for the day this is remade into an obligatory English language remake.
Gdyby Andersson miał coś do powiedzenia to by kręcił takie filmy. Nawet jeśli chwlami irytująco naiwne, to tak piękne i pozostawiające miejsce na myślenie.
Nice setting and photography but this was too longish, I’m ok with slow cinema but not with longish one. I do understand the need for the the theme of liberation from isolation but lot of the film was predictable.
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020
Despite some degree of technical achievement, Eden is not going to bring comfort or even entertainment value...Over an excessively long runtime of 153 minutes, it never picks up steam or shocks the viewer. All one is left with after watching is a rather vapid sense of lifelessness.
Read the rest on CLAPPER
A little bit on the longer side of things, but the closing long take is one of the most astounding moments in recent cinema history that comes to mind. I honestly dread for the day this is remade into an obligatory English language remake.
Gdyby Andersson miał coś do powiedzenia to by kręcił takie filmy. Nawet jeśli chwlami irytująco naiwne, to tak piękne i pozostawiające miejsce na myślenie.
Σε ένα βραδυφλεγές φιλμ που βρίθει συμβολισμούς και αντανακλά τόσο ευστοχα την σημερινή συγκυρία που βιωνουμε όλοι μας, μια γυναίκα εμφανίζει μια τρομακτική αλλεργία στο ατμοσφαιρικό αέρα σε σηνμειό που οδηγείται σε κρίσεις που μπορεί να της κοστίσουν τη ζωή. Καθώς μοιάζει να προσβάλλεται και απο τα ηλεκτρομαγνητικά κύμματα μια εταιρία που στήνει κεραίες κοντά στο σπίτι της αποφασίζει να ζητήσει την επαγγελματική γνώμη ενός ψυχιάτρου για να δουν τελικά αν όλο αυτό έχει βιολογικό υπόβαθρο ή απλά βασίζεταικυριώς σε ψυχολογικά αίτια. Σταδιακά, καθώς οι συνεδρίες θα γίνουν όλο και πιο πολύπλοκες θα αρχίσει να αναπτύσσεται ένας παράξενος δεσμός ανάμεσα στην μοναχική κοπέλα και τον ψυχλίατρο που θα δει σταδιακά και την δική του ζωή να αλλάζει. Η ταινία κλεινει…
Cinematic texts dressed up in perfectly tailored and ascetic robes and pointing thematically to a certain retreat from the natural, ontic unity of the human race or undermining the functioning of societies today are sometimes a heavy pill to swallow, as evidenced by Antonioni's alienating tetralogy, although this enigmatic term does not in the slightest exhaust the character of his timeless works. This is no different for Eden, with its cold aesthetics, precisely composed frames and minimalism of action and dialogue, where vocal introspection gives way to visual narrative.
It is no coincidence that I refer to the Italian director's work, when speaking of the new film by Ágnes Kocsis, who returns after a ten-year hiatus and the critical success…
Nice setting and photography but this was too longish, I’m ok with slow cinema but not with longish one. I do understand the need for the the theme of liberation from isolation but lot of the film was predictable.
Too long, way too long—so long, the relevance of the story gets lost over time. In many ways, it is reminiscent of Todd Haynes’ Safe (which is superior on many aspects), but never quite as poignant. The acting performances never really move or compel, but aren’t too bad in general. Just a little bland, in quite few ways. If the director would have cut an hour, things might have already improved significantly. The main issue seemed to be the audio synchronisation, which was out of sync with the images very often. However, this may have been due to the theatre, but I doubt it since the FilmFest hasn’t had any issues of that kind so far.
FFG: Film #2 - Éden
Great film to mentally prepare me for another lockdown! Social isolation, longing for a hug, wanting to go outside, feeling depressed... Great time at the movies!
No but in all seriousness, Éden was a beautiful film about all the above themes and more. I even liked Daan in it, who was present during our screening and a Q&A afterwards, and that ending scene is one to remember!
Fair enough, if Daan was acting in my movie I would also have a completely unnecessary scene in which another character is dancing to Swedish Designer Drugs, but woman, your movie was 153 minutes and I had to pee real bad.
Also, the dubbing was a very weird flex.
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