''The Pornographer'' (french: Le Pornographe) is a 2001
erotic drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...
film written and directed by
Bertrand Bonello
Bertrand Bonello (; born 11 September 1968) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and composer. His background is in classical music, and he lives between Paris and Montreal. His work has also been associated with the New French Extre ...
, who co-wrote the music score with Laurie Markovitch. The film features an explicit sex scene with two pornographic actors,
Ovidie
Ovidie is a French director, actress, producer, journalist, ex porn actress and a writer. First known as a porn actress from 1999 to 2003, she has since directed pornographic films as well as documentaries and has written several books.
Overvi ...
and Titof. It won the FIPRESCI Prize (International Critics Week) at the
2001 Cannes Film Festival
The 54th Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 20 May 2001. Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian film ''The Son's Room'' by Nanni Moretti.
The festival opened with '' ...
and was nominated for the Bronze Horse at the
Stockholm Film Festival
The Stockholm International Film Festival ( sv, Stockholms filmfestival, italic=no) is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year since then during the second half of November.
The w ...
.
Synopsis
Jacques Laurent is a former director of
pornographic films
Pornographic films (pornos), erotic films, sex films, and 18+ films are films that present sexually explicit subject matter in order to arouse and satisfy the viewer. Pornographic films present sexual fantasies and usually include erotica ...
, once active in the 1970s. Due to financial hardships, he comes out of retirement and resumes his career in porn, only to discover that the industry has changed.
Cast
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Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud, ComM (; born 28 May 1944) is a French actor, known for playing Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's series of films about that character, beginning with ''The 400 Blows'' (1959). He also worked several times with Jean-Luc ...
as Jacques Laurent
*
Jérémie Renier
(; born 6 January 1981) is a Belgian actor. His film debut was in the critically praised (1996), directed by the Dardenne brothers. He became better known to worldwide audiences in ''Brotherhood of the Wolf'' (2001) and (2005). The latter ...
as Joseph
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Dominique Blanc
Dominique Blanc (born 25 April 1956) is a French actress. She is known for her roles in the films '' May Fools'' (1990), '' Indochine'' (1992), '' La Reine Margot'' (1994), ''Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train'' (1998), and '' The Other One'' ...
as Jeanne
*
Catherine Mouchet as Olivia Rochet
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Thibault de Montalembert
Thibault Charles Marie Septime de Montalembert (born 10 February 1962) is a French theatre, film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the television series '' The Tunnel'' (2013–2018) and '' Call My Agent!'' (2015†...
as Richard
*
André Marcon as Louis
* as Monika
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Ovidie
Ovidie is a French director, actress, producer, journalist, ex porn actress and a writer. First known as a porn actress from 1999 to 2003, she has since directed pornographic films as well as documentaries and has written several books.
Overvi ...
as Jenny
* Titof as Franck
*
Laurent Lucas
Laurent Lucas (born 20 July 1965) is a French actor.
Life and career
A student of the Charles Dullin school, Lucas soon became one of the most admired young performers in the Strasbourg National Theatre. He first emerged on the scene with his r ...
as Carles
See also
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List of mainstream films with unsimulated sex
* ''
Boogie Nights''
* ''
Lovelace'', a 2012 film about ''
Deep Throat''s star
Linda Lovelace.
References
External links
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''The Pornographer''at Films de France
2001 films
2001 drama films
2000s erotic drama films
2000s French-language films
Canadian erotic drama films
Films about pornography
Films directed by Bertrand Bonello
Films with screenplays by Bertrand Bonello
French erotic drama films
French-language Canadian films
New French Extremity films
2000s Canadian films
2000s French films
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