EDEN LOG
(France, NR, 2008, 101 min)
In this stunning sci-fi
vision which premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival,
first-time director Franck Vestiel invokes the works of Luc Besson and
Darren Aronofsky. In a murky cave deep below ground, Tolbiac
wakes up naked and disoriented. Pulling himself up from the
mud, he is cold and hurt, and has no idea who he is, what brought him
there or what happened to the dead man lying next to him.
Digital phantoms appear and inform him of a paradise known as Eden Log,
a community sustained by energy drawn from the twisted roots of a
mammoth tree. His journey propels him through a labyrinthine
network of tunnels and abandoned laboratories as he discovers he is not
the only one trapped in this tomb-like underworld. Pursued by
ravenous mutants and phantoms, he meets a female botanist who may
provide clues to his identity, the brutal force that rages within him
and the vital part he plays in a project that could threaten the very
existence of mankind!
Viewer’s
Guide: Violence and a scene of sexuality.
SCREENINGS: Saturday - 7:10 p.m. & Sunday - 3:20 p.m.
