Une liaison pornographique (1999)

Director:

Frédéric Fonteyne

Writer:

Philippe Blasband (writer)

Release Date:

4 September 1999 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

They recount their impressions to the Interviewer. They met through a magazine ad, She and He. They corresponded through the Internet...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Internet | Sex | Hotel Room | Spanish

Awards:

6 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Nathalie Baye	...	Her
Sergi López	...	Him
Jacques Viala	...	Interviewer (voice)
Paul Pavel	...	Joseph Lignaux
Sylvie Van den Elsen	...	Madame Lignaux
Pierre Gerranio	...	Hotel receptionist (as Pierre Géranio)
Hervé Sogne	...	Ambulance driver
Christophe Sermet	...	Hospital employee

Directed by
Frédéric Fonteyne

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Philippe Blasband		writer

Produced by
Laurent Pétin	....	associate producer
Michèle Pétin	....	associate producer
Patrick Quinet	....	producer
Alain Rocca	....	associate producer
Martin Schmassmann	....	associate producer
Rolf Schmid	....	associate producer
Rolf Schmid	....	producer
Claude Waringo	....	producer
Arlette Zylberberg	....	associate producer

Original Music by
André Dziezuk
Marc Mergen
Jeannot Sanavia

Cinematography by
Virginie Saint-Martin

Film Editing by
Chantal Hymans

Casting by
Gerda Diddens
Bruno Levy

Production Design by
Véronique Sacrez

Set Decoration by
Marc-Philippe Guerig

Costume Design by
Anne Schotte

Makeup Department
Françoise Andrejka	....	makeup artist
Cédric Chami	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Bachir Arfaoui	....	assistant unit manager
Marc Dalmans	....	unit manager
Cathy Deharynck	....	post-production supervisor
Patrick Pesenti	....	unit manager
Olivier Rausin	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Manu Kamanda	....	assistant director
David Putorti	....	second unit director
David Maria Putorti	....	second unit director
Christine Rabette	....	assistant director

Art Department
Marie-Pierre Bourboulon	....	set dresser
Guy Cantraine	....	property master
Bernard Ferrandis	....	constructor
Géraldine Glorieux	....	assistant art director
Edouard Pallardy	....	painter
Mélissa Ponturo	....	assistant set dresser
Paul Rouschop	....	constructor
Stephan Rubens	....	construction coordinator
Bruno Ruwet	....	constructor
Laurent Stoffyn	....	constructor
Thierry Van Cappellen	....	set decorator (as Thierry Van Cappelen)
Bart van Lint	....	carpenter (as Baert van Lint)

Sound Department
Benoît Biral	....	adr recordist
Benoît Biral	....	foley recordist
Etienne Curchod	....	sound editor
Nathalie Delvoye	....	sound editor
Frédéric Fichefet	....	assistant sound editor
David Gillain	....	sound recordist
Pascal Jasmes	....	boom operator
Valène Leroy	....	assistant foley artist
Jo Masset	....	post-synchronization
Frédéric Meert	....	sound editor
Henri Morelle	....	sound recordist
Franco Piscopo	....	sound mixer
Gréggory Poncelet	....	sound recordist
Antoine Rigaud	....	sound editor
Luc Thomas	....	sound recordist
Carlo Thoss	....	sound engineer
Carlo Thoss	....	sound recordist
Philippe van Leer	....	sound effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Hichame Alaouie	....	second assistant camera
Hugues Balagny	....	electrician
Séverine Barde	....	first assistant camera
Marc Baudrillart	....	electrician
Marc Bo	....	still photographer
Marc Bossaerts	....	still photographer
Patrick de Ranter	....	Steadicam operator
Olivier Dirksen	....	electrician
Patrick Errera	....	grip
Guy Ferrandis	....	still photographer
Raymond Fromont	....	camera operator (as Rémon Fromont)
René Haan	....	electrician
Moune Jamet	....	still photographer
Jean-Paul Kieffer	....	still photographer
Sébastien Koeppel	....	camera operator: second unit
Laurent Leonard	....	key grip
Vincent Merveille	....	grip
Vincent Piette	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leila Adjir	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Christophe Bousquet	....	color timer
Gisela Hochuli	....	post-production coordinator: Switzerland
Maria Holland	....	negative cutter
Virgine Messiaen	....	assistant editor: second unit
Sylvie Petat	....	assistant editor
Irène Rupp	....	post-production coordinator: Switzerland

Music Department
Emmanuel Gaspart	....	music consultant

Other crew
Julien Azoulay	....	production trainee
Cécile Bachelier	....	production administrator: France
Lelia Di Luca	....	production secretary
Patrice Fiorina	....	accountant: Luxembourg
Sabine Guermouche	....	production secretary: France
Hamid Haddache	....	accountant: Belgium
Tom Heene	....	production assistant
Frédérique Larmagnac	....	production assistant: Belgium
Evelyne Laz	....	accountant: France
Dany Leyder	....	production secretary: Luxembourg
Claude Ludovicy	....	location manager
Josiane Morand	....	script supervisor
Michel Norman	....	travelling car
Patrick Robineau	....	travelling car
Aurore Schneidesch	....	accountant: Luxembourg
Dominique Segall	....	press attache
Sylvie Van Ruymbeke	....	production secretary: Belgium

Production Companies

• ARP Sélection
• Artémis Productions
• Canal+
• Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française de Belgique
• Eurimages
• Fama Film AG
• Fonds National de Soutien à la Production Audiovisuelle du Luxembourg
• Les Productions Lazennec
• Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
• Samsa Film
• Schweizer Fernsehen (FS)
• Wallons

Distributors

• ARP Sélection (1999) (France) (theatrical)
• Alcine Terran (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Fama Film AG (1999-2000) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Fine Line Features (2000) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Scotia International Filmverleih (2000) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United King Films (2000) (Israel) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications (UK)
• Líder Films (Argentina)
• Momentum Pictures (1999) (UK) (all media)
• New Line Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Une affair d'amour" - USA (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong sexual content

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

France | Switzerland | Belgium | Luxembourg

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:12 | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

ARP Sélection

Quotes:

Him:For a second you gave it all to me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: Episode #13.1" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Lloyd's Register

The Ultimate European Movie

This is one French movie which I am pretty sure will not run through an American remake. It has all the elements that attract the intellectual European movie goer, and all what is rejected by the typical American viewer. It is a love story with two characters, almost everything happens in just two places (a restaurant and a hotel room), drama is based on characters development, and eroticism is all but explicit. It is a love story, but it departs the usual romantic comedy pattern and escapes the cheap happy end that spoils that many American movies. Acting is superb, and actually the best part in the film, though it is sometimes too static, more Russian or East European style than French. At the end, you are left with a simple story of un-realized love, the message being that the imposed limits of communication according to which the heros decided to play decide their ultimate faith, and the faith of their relationship. Not too much, but decent cinema if you like the style and genre. 8/10 on my personal scale.