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Mood:
- StylizedSuspensefulAtmosphericContemplativeSexualMind Bending
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- Mind GameUninhibited RivalryPsychologicalDangerDeadlyDishonestyMind and SoulRivalry more...
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- ThrillerForeignDramaErotic
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- Contemporary
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Demonlover, 2002
English, French, Japanese
France
Profile of Demonlover
The mood of Demonlover is stylized, suspenseful, and mind bending. The plot centers around an uninhibited rivalry, mind games, and psychological motives. It is a foreign, thriller, and drama movie. In approach, Demonlover is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in an office. It happens in contemporary times.
Summary of Demonlover
In this dark French thriller directed by Olivier Assayas, Connie Nielsen (GLADIATOR) stars as Diane, an ambitious corporate climber. As Diane ruthlessly cuts down her rivals, she finds herself negotiating an important deal with the imposing Hervé Le Millinec (Charles Berling) and the producers of hi-tech, pornographic Japanese anime films. Eventually, her subversive business techniques lead her into the decadent and mysterious world of "The Hellfire Club," an interactive torture and S&M website. Can Diane maintain control of her increasingly shadowy and confusing situation? And can she continue to eliminate her opponents before they eliminate her?
With DEMONLOVER, Assayas has created a film that is immersed in the seedy and corporate elements of early 21st century pop culture--a world where big business, Japanese animation, and sex violently collide. Nielsen, who speaks fluent French, is compelling as Diane, an ice queen who refuses to allow any emotion to stand in her way. The cast is rounded out by the formidable Berling, Chloë Sevigny in a duplicitous role, and Gina Gershon as a trashy American counterpart to Diane. Alternatively atmospheric and jarring, Assayas' film is enhanced by Sonic Youth's cool, evocative score.
Details
| Language: | English, French, Japanese |
| Country: | France |
| Release date: | 19 September 2003 |
| Runtime: | 129 min |
Cast and Crew
as Diane de Monx
as Hervé Le Millinec
as Elise Lipsky
as Elaine Si Gibril
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Washington Post
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- by: Michael O'Sullivan
Entertainment Weekly
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- by: Owen Gleiberman
