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In an underground cave, Tolbiac (Cornillac) wakes up |
In an underground cave, Tolbiac (Cornillac) wakes up disoriented, not knowing how he got there. A dead man lies next to him. Suddenly, digital phantoms appear and inform him of a paradise known as Eden Log. From the cave, he sets off to find Eden Log as he is pursued by ravenous mutants. |
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Revision as of 02:08, 10 July 2009
| Eden Log | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Franck Vestiel |
| Written by | Franck Vestiel Pierre Bordage |
| Produced by | Cédric Jimenez |
| Starring | Clovis Cornillac Vimala Pons |
| Cinematography | Thierry Pouget |
| Edited by | Nicolas Sarkissian |
| Music by | Jerome Wiciak |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Bac Films (France) Magnolia Pictures (United States) |
Release dates | 26 December 2007 (France) February 2009 (United States) |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Eden Log is a 2007 futuristic Cyberpunk science fiction film directed and co-written by Franck Vestiel. The film was Vestiel's first as a director, who shot the entire film using only hand-held cameras.
Reviews were generally positive towards the film, which received an aggregated score of 60% from Rotten Tomatoes. In North America, it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2008.
Plot
In an underground cave, Tolbiac (Cornillac) wakes up disoriented, not knowing how he got there. A dead man lies next to him. Suddenly, digital phantoms appear and inform him of a paradise known as Eden Log. From the cave, he sets off to find Eden Log as he is pursued by ravenous mutants.
Cast
- Clovis Cornillac as Tolbiac
- Vimala Pons
Production
The film was Franck Vestiel's first as a director. Eden Log uses a muted palette.[1] The film is shot with only hand-held cameras in underground locations 60 feet (18 m) below the surface, as well as in a sewer.[2] A gray and blue multilevel set is used in Eden Log, which, according to Vestiel, was designed to "avoid the look of the usual science fiction future [...] The last thing I wanted was for Eden Log to fall into the trap of those science fiction films where the characters live in super-sterile, bathroom-like environments. [...] And I did not want people to be able to date the film by identifying the technology, which is why I have no apparatuses, no dials, no buttons." The surrealistic landscapes of Eden Log were inspired by Vestiel's favorite films, such as Escape From New York and Dawn of the Dead, and comics and literature, such as Frank Miller's Daredevil and Screaming Metal.[3]
Release
The film first appeared in North America[3] at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it aired on 11 September and 13 September 2008.[1]
Reception
Eden Log receives an aggregated score of 60% from Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews.[4] The Toronto International Film Festival described the film as a "stunning sci-fi vision", in which Vestiel "created a decaying universe for his bewildered yet resourceful hero to explore". They noted that Eden Log appears to have been influenced by role-playing games and the works of Luc Besson, Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and Darren Aronofsky, as well as channeling the "rich visual history of French comics, or bandes dessinées, from magazines like Métal Hurlant and its American counterpart, Heavy Metal".[1] Chris Cabin of Film Critic credited the film for its first 20 minutes of attention-grabbing action, but notes that the journey that Tolbiac takes is "more suited that of a video game programmer than a young filmmaker". Cabin wrote that the film does not emotionally connect with the viewer, and he gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars.[5] Variety remarked that the film is "bold", despite rehashing some cinematic qualities and sound design, concluding that the film "the most bang for limited bucks, with an eye-popping finale".[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Eden Log". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ a b Nesselson, Lisa (2007-12-28). "Eden Log". Variety. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ a b "Eden Pushes Past The Usual". Sci Fi Weekly. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ "Eden Log (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ Cabin, Chris (2009). "Eden Log". Film Critic. Retrieved 2009-02-05.