Similar to how his competitors have real-life counterparts, Paul’s character (and his relationship with the helmeted producers) is based on Eden screenwriter Sven Hansen-Løve, brother of director Mia and a former DJ himself. Poignant yet ironic, the scene is a turning point in the film, hinting at the near future in which Thomas Bangalter and Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo’s star starts to rise, as Cheers remains rooted in Paul’s affection for the lovey-dovey disco bounce of Frankie Knuckles and Kings of Tomorrow, which ultimately loses them their audience.

Modern disco.” Later in the film - spoiler alert - Cyril commits suicide when his friends, including Paul (Félix de Givry) - an aspiring garage DJ who spins as part of a duo called Cheers - gather at a nearby watering hole to mourn his passing, Discovery‘s morose “Veridis Quo” swells out of speakers playing a local radio station. I prefer when it was more techno,” says one character, Louise (Pauline Etienne). “You don’t get it,” says her friend, Cyril (Roman Kolinka).

A recently released trailer for Eden, a film about the so-called French touch scene (a house subgenre indebted to American disco) of the ’90s, features a fictional Daft Punk debuting “Da Funk” at a house party.

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