Demonlover
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Demonlover |
| Original title | Demonlover |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | 116 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Olivier Assayas |
| script | Olivier Assayas |
| production | Jean Coulon , Claude Davy , Xavier Giannoli |
| music | Jim O'Rourke , Sonic Youth , Darkthrone |
| camera | Denis Lenoir |
| cut | Luc Barnier |
| occupation | |
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Demonlover (alternatively: Demonlover.com ) is a French thriller by Olivier Assayas from 2002 .
action
Diane de Monx is negotiating the production rights of a three-dimensional anime with a Japanese company on behalf of the French Volf Corporation . After securing the rights for her company, she negotiates with the Internet company Demonlover, which is represented by Elaine Si Gibril. De Monx discovers that Demonlover has a website with sadomasochistic content known as the Hellfire Club .
De Monx breaks into Gibril's hotel room to steal confidential information. She is caught by Gibreel and strangles her. De Monx thinks Gibreel is dead, but she overpowers her opponent and escapes. De Monx wakes up in an empty room.
De Monx has sex with her business partner Hervé Le Millinec some time later. She suddenly wakes up next to the body of Le Millinec, who was shot in the head. This is followed by a series of loosely bound scenes reminiscent of a nightmare.
In the final scene, a teenager logs into the Hellfire Club and sees De Monx on the screen.
Reviews
Manohla Dargis wrote in the Los Angeles Times on September 19, 2003 that one should watch the " annoying, irresistible film about life in the modern world ." He is " very good ", so that the weaknesses in action would not harm him in the end.
Roger Ebert described the film in the Chicago Sun-Times on September 19, 2003 as " ambitious ". He questioned the logic and business side of the sadomasochistic website depicted in the film. These logic weaknesses would disturb the film, the plot is increasingly confused from this point (" steadily murkier "). The lack of any morality in the film struck Ebert.
Awards
The film took part in the competition for the Golden Palm in 2002 . In 2002, Sonic Youth won an award from the Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya for the soundtrack , while Olivier Assayas received the festival's critic award and a nomination in the category of best film . Denis Lenoir won the Bronze Frog of the Camerimage Festival in 2002 and was nominated for the Golden Frog .
background
The film was shot in Paris , Japan and Mexico . Its production cost was estimated at about 7 million US dollars . The film had its world premiere on May 19, 2002 at the Cannes International Film Festival ; in the following period it was shown at several other film festivals. It has been shown in a few cinemas in the United States, where it grossed approximately $ 232,000.
swell
- ^ Review by Manohla Dargis, accessed June 15, 2007
- ^ Review by Roger Ebert, accessed June 15, 2007
- ↑ Filming locations for Demonlover, accessed June 15, 2007
- ↑ Box office / business for Demonlover, accessed June 15, 2007
- ↑ Demonlover release dates, accessed June 15, 2007
Web links
- Demonlover in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Demonlover at rotten tomatoes (English)
- Demonlover at Metacritic (English)