The Pornographer (2001) Le pornographe (original title)

Director:

Bertrand Bonello

Writer:

Bertrand Bonello (scenario)

Release Date:

14 September 2001 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Jacques Laurent made pornographic films in the 1970's and '80's, but had put that aside for 20 years...

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Paris France | Hand Job | Male Full Frontal Nudity | Nudity

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud	...	Jacques Laurent
Jérémie Renier	...	Joseph
Dominique Blanc	...	Jeanne
Catherine Mouchet	...	Olivia Rochet
Thibault de Montalembert	...	Richard
André Marcon	...	Louis
Alice Houri	...	Monika
Ovidie	...	Jenny
Laurent Lucas	...	Carles
Ségolène Savoff
Titof	...	Franck
Marcelo Teles
Violetta Sanchez
Nadia Nataf
Thomas Blanchard
Guillaume Verdier
Lou
K. Sandra		(as K Sandra)
Hervé P. Gustave		(as H.P.G)
Jérémie Elkaïm
Franck Richard
Clara Choveaux
Bernard Viguier
Xavier Aubert
Richaud Valls
Boris Salles
Anastasia

Directed by
Bertrand Bonello

Writing credits
Bertrand Bonello		(scenario)

Produced by
Simon Arnal	....	associate producer (as Arnal-Szlovak)
Caroline Benjo	....	associate producer
Stéphane Choquette	....	executive producer
Bruno Jobin	....	co-producer
Barbara Letellier	....	executive producer
Carole Scotta	....	producer

Original Music by
Bertrand Bonello
Laurie Markovitch

Cinematography by
Josée Deshaies

Film Editing by
Fabrice Rouaud

Casting by
Brigitte Moidon

Production Design by
Romain Denis

Set Decoration by
Patrick Barthelemy
Mylene Graziano
Benoit Noiret
Evariste Richer

Costume Design by
Romane Bohringer

Makeup Department
Sylvie Aid	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Christina Crassaris	....	post-production supervisor
Ludovic Leiba	....	unit manager
Elise Voitey	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Raphaël Chevènement	....	second assistant director
Matthew Gledhill	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Florent Maillot	....	property master
Elisabeth Mehu	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Sylvain Bellemare	....	sound editor
Louis Gignac	....	sound mixer
François Maurel	....	sound
Simon Meilleur	....	foley artist
Fred Messa	....	boom operator
Benoit Touchette	....	sound coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Stéphane Gallou	....	grip
Catherine Georges	....	assistant camera
Aurélien Gerbault	....	gaffer
Gaston Grandou	....	key grip
Damien Jousselin	....	gaffer
Jean-Claude Lother	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Alain Charbit	....	extras casting
Patrick David	....	casting: porn actors

Editorial Department
Vanessa Basté	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra	....	musician
Jean-Louis Beaumadier	....	musician
Ensemble Instrumenatal La Follia	....	musician
Les Innocents	....	musician
Philip Glass Ensemble	....	musician

Other crew
Simon Arnal	....	production assistant
Caroline Benjo	....	production assistant
Maria Davidovici	....	script supervisor
Olivier Pasquier	....	administrator
Isabelle Ungaro	....	coach

Thanks
Bruno Nuytten	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Haut et Court
• In Extremis Images
• Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (participation)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (participation)
• TPS Cinéma (participation)
• Téléfilm Canada (participation)

Distributors

• Haut et Court (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Mercure Distribution (2001) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Éditions Montparnasse (2002) (France) (DVD)
• Alamode Film (Germany)
• Boomerang Pictures (2002) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Film Tonic (Canada)
• Punto Zero (2008) (Italy) (all media)
• Sharada Distribuzione (2001) (Italy) (all media)

Also Known As:

"Le pornographe" - France (original title)

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

France | Canada

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:R | France:-16 | Germany:16 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:R18 | UK:18 (cut) | Ireland:(Banned) (cut UK version) | Australia:MA (TV rating) (cut)

Company:

Haut et Court

Movie Connections:

Features Master of the House (1925)

Soundtrack:

LETA O'STEEN DESIGN ASSISTANCE BY JOHN PIPER

A French treatise on father,son relationship ! ! !

Le Pornographe can be termed as a decent film directed by Bertrand Bonello as it does not shock any viewer who has self conceived notions about the film's title.It is one of those typical French films in which characters ramble on various life affirming themes.This is the reason why the film's title is an absolutely inappropriate misnomer as the word "Le Pornographe" does not do much justice to this film's central themes.Bertrand Bonello has made effective use of his film's principal character,a famous French director of pornographic films Jacques Laurent to conduct an observational study about various human relationships which include a troubled father son relationship,a pallid husband wife relationship.These relationships are so strongly portrayed that the topic as well as scant depiction of pornography is easily sidelined.Although this film features some famous porn stars like HPG,Ovidie etc,it is through actors like Jean Pierre Léaud, Jérémie Renier,Catherine Mouchet and Dominique Blanc that Bertrand Bonello is able to lead his film to its inscrutable conclusion.