Fri & Sat, Sep 11 & 12 / 9 pm
Sun, Sep 13 / 7 pm
Wed, Sep 16 / 7 pm
Thu, Sep 17 / 9 pm
Fri, Sep 18 / 9:30 pm
Sat, Sep 19/ 9 pm
Sun, Sep 20 / 7 pm
Thu, Sep 24 / 9 pm
Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
2014, France, 131 min
English & French w/ English subtitles
An affecting trip into the electronic dance movement in Paris whose rhythms echo its textures and feeling. Based on the experiences of director Hansen-Løve’s brother (and co-writer) Sven, the film follows Paul, 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. Hansen-Løve’s film is a shimmering swirl of color, light and baselines – an intoxicating cocktail of euphoria and melancholy as alive as any nightclub.
Sponsored by the Manitoba Electronic Music Exhibition (memetic.ca)
