The Pornographer
The Pornographer (French: Le Pornographe) is a 2001 French-Canadian erotic drama film written and directed by Bertrand Bonello who co-wrote the music score with Laurie Markovitch. The film features one explicit sexual scene with two pornographic actors, Ovidie and Titof. It won the FIPRESCI Prize (International Critics Week) at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival[2] and was nominated for the Stockholm Film Festival for Bronze Horse.
| The Pornographer (Le Pornographe) | |
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Bertrand Bonello |
| Produced by | Carole Scotta Bruno Jobin |
| Written by | Bertrand Bonello |
| Starring | Jean-Pierre Léaud Jérémie Renier Dominique Blanc Catherine Mouchet |
| Music by | Bertrand Bonello Laurie Markovitch |
| Cinematography | Josée Deshaies |
| Edited by | Fabrice Rouaud |
Production company | Haut et Court In Extremis Images |
| Distributed by | Haut et Court |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | France Canada |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $1.1 million |
| Box office | $485.000[1] |
Synopsis
Jacques Laurent is a former director of pornographic films, once active in the seventies. Due to financial hardships, he comes out of retirement and resumes his career in porn, only to find out that the industry has changed...
Cast
- Jean-Pierre Léaud as Jacques Laurent
- Jérémie Renier as Joseph
- Dominique Blanc as Jeanne
- Catherine Mouchet as Olivia Rochet
- Thibault de Montalembert as Richard
- André Marcon as Louis
- Alice Houri as Monika
- Ovidie as Jenny
- Titof as Franck
- Laurent Lucas as Carles
See also
- List of mainstream movies with unsimulated sex
- Boogie Nights
- Lovelace, a 2012 film about Deep Throat's star Linda Lovelace.
References
- JP. "Le Pornographe (2001)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
- "Festival de Cannes: Bertrand Bonello biography". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
External links
- The Pornographer on IMDb
- The Pornographer at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
- Le Pornographe at Films de France
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