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The Pornographer

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Original title

Le Pornographe (The Pornographer)

Year

2001

Running time

108 min.

Country

France

Director

Bertrand Bonello

Screenwriter

Bertrand Bonello

Cast

Music

Bertrand Bonello, Laurie Markovitch

Cinematography

Josée Deshaies

Producer

Co-production France-Canada;

Genre

Drama | Film In Film. Erotic. Sexuality & Porn

Movie Groups

New French Extremity

Synopsis

In this explicit and controversial film by Bertrand Bonello, Jacques, a popular pornographer in the 1970s, returns to the industry where he made his reputation. He comes to the shattering realization that the world of "erotica" has changed dramatically and he is no longer able to capture the love and passion on-screen as he had in the past. These changes act as a catalyst for him to re-examine his life and make peace with the direction it has taken.

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Awards: 2011: Cannes Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize.

2001: Cannes Film Festival: FIPRESCI.

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Critics' reviews

"'The Pornographer' does to its theme precisely what pornography does to sex -- it isolates specific parts while ignoring the bigger picture and the larger meaning."

Rick Groen: The Globe and Mail
"Grimly histrionic, richly symbolic (...) looks at the human wreckage left by the burst illusions of France's generation of May, 1968"

Richard Brody: The New Yorker
"A cool, thoughtful character study, in which pornography can be read as a metaphor for the practice of film-making. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Tom Dawson: BBC

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