A French corporation goes head-to-head with an American web media company for the rights to a 3-D manga pornography studio, resulting in a power struggle that culminates in violence and espionage.
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Awards:
- 4 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast
| Connie Nielsen | ... |
Diane de Monx
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| Charles Berling | ... |
Hervé Le Millinec
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| Chloë Sevigny | ... |
Elise Lipsky
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| Dominique Reymond | ... |
Karen
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| Jean-Baptiste Malartre | ... |
Henri-Pierre Volf
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| Gina Gershon | ... |
Elaine Si Gibril
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Edwin Gerard | ... |
Edward Gomez
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Thomas M. Pollard | ... |
Avocat américain
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Abi Sakamoto | ... |
Kaori - la traductrice
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| Naoko Yamazaki | ... |
Eiko
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| Nao Ômori | ... |
Shoji
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| Jean-Pierre Gos | ... |
Verkamp - Contact Diane
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Julie Brochen | ... |
Gina - Amie de Diane
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Randall Holden | ... |
Ray
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Alexandre Lachaux | ... |
Erwan - Broker #1
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Ludovic Schoendoerffer | ... |
Luis - Broker #2
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Mathias Mlekuz | ... |
Chauffeur d'Elise
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| Gilles Masson | ... |
Homme au chien
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Pascal Oumaklouf | ... |
Agresseur #1 de Karen
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Bruno Soldani | ... |
Agresseur #2 de Karen
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| Arnaud Mathey-Dreyfus | ... |
Assistant de Hervé
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Stéphane Lévy | ... |
Assistant de Volf
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Jürgen Doering | ... |
Styliste
(as Jurgen Doering)
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Alexis Pivot | ... |
Frankie
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Eric Weinberg | ... |
Père de Frankie
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Laurent Jacquet | ... |
Chauffeur de Volf
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Papis Gadio | ... |
Ami d'Elise
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Danny Evangelista | ... |
Valet de chambre Volf
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Carmelita Tuazan | ... |
Gouvernante
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| Margot Kansten | ... |
Fille Volf #1
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Charlotte Kansten | ... |
Fille Volf #2
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Paul Michineau | ... |
Voiturier Hôtel Raphaël
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Arnaud Guenet | ... |
Garçon d'étage Hôtel Raphaël
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Marie Modiano | ... |
Jeune fille au restaurant
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Xinjie Ge | ... |
Serveuse restaurant
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| Tarô Suwa | ... |
Japon - Avocat #1
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Ikkô Suzuki | ... |
Japon - Avocat #2
(as Ikko Suzuki)
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Black | ... |
Japon - Travesti au Yellow Club
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Emiko Mokudai | ... |
Japon - Masseuse
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Toru Kodama | ... |
Japon - Homme d'affaires
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Romantica | ... |
Japon - Danseuses au Yellow Club
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E. Male | ... |
Japon - VJs au Yellow Club
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Hugo Aguilera | ... |
Mexique - Homme de main #1
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Julian Bucio | ... |
Mexique - Homme de main #2
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Mauricio Martínez | ... |
Mexique - Homme de main #3
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Sakura Lam |
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Asian Shan |
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Keiko Yokomachi |
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| George W. Bush | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Arnaud Cafaxe | ... |
Salary man (uncredited)
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Jean-Charles Dumay | ... |
Henri (uncredited)
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| Karine Lima | ... |
Zora (uncredited)
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Sylvie Yarza | ... |
Secretaire receptioniste (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Olivier Assayas | ||
Written by
| Olivier Assayas | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Sylvie Barthet | ... | line producer |
| Jean Coulon | ... | executive producer |
| Claude Davy | ... | executive producer |
| Xavier Giannoli | ... | producer |
| Andres Martin | ... | associate producer |
| Robin O'Hara | ... | associate producer |
| Edouard Weil | ... | delegate producer |
Music by
| Jim O'Rourke | ||
| Sonic Youth | ||
Cinematography by
| Denis Lenoir | ||
Editing by
| Luc Barnier | ||
Editorial Department
| Fleur Augustin | ... | assistant editor |
| Richard Deusy | ... | colorist |
| Muriel Douvry | ... | assistant editor |
| Christian Dutac | ... | color timer |
| Zoé Forget | ... | assistant editor |
| Julia Grégory | ... | assistant editor (as Julia Gregory) |
| Célia Lafitedupont | ... | assistant editor |
| Bérengère Saint-Bézar | ... | assistant editor (as Bérengère Saint-Bezar) |
| Cécile Therond | ... | second assistant editor |
| David Vincent | ... | color timer |
Casting By
| Kerry Barden | ||
| Antoinette Boulat | ||
Production Design by
| François-Renaud Labarthe | ||
Art Direction by
| James David Goldmark | ||
Set Decoration by
| Cécile Deleu | ... | (as Cécile Deleu-Montel) |
| Bastien Meunier | ||
Costume Design by
| Anaïs Romand | ||
Makeup Department
| Franck-Pascal Alquinet | ... | hair stylist / key hair stylist |
| Jean-Charles Bachelier | ... | hair stylist |
| Christophe Giraud | ... | key makeup artist |
| Axel Guemraoui | ... | hair stylist |
| Bettina Keller | ... | hair stylist |
| Myriam Kimas | ... | makeup artist |
| Alexis Kinebanyan | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Benoît Lestang | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Stéphane Eric Monteil | ... | hair stylist |
| Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen | ... | makeup designer |
| Emmanuel Pitois | ... | key special makeup effects and prosthetics / special makeup effects artist |
| Marie-Claire Schori | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Stéphane Barlow | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Sylvie Barthet | ... | production manager |
| Olivier Jacob | ... | unit manager |
| Didier Lasserre | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Pierre-Yves Le Stum | ... | unit manager |
| Carmen Lima | ... | unit manager |
| Emmanuelle Manigaud | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Carole Pigeaux | ... | production supervisor |
| Chrystel Tissot | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Atsuko Ôno | ... | production manager (as Atsuko Ohno) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Gilles Bindi | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Arnaud Cafaxe | ... | second second assistant director |
| Florent Darmon | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Maia Etcheverry | ... | assistant director |
| Pablo Lopez Paredes | ... | second assistant director |
| Arnaud Mathey-Dreyfus | ... | additional assistant director |
| Marie-Jeanne Pascal | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Vincent Amiel | ... | construction crew |
| Charlotte Bayle | ... | titles designer |
| Jérôme Bertin | ... | construction crew |
| Joachim Caille | ... | construction crew |
| Marie Chapuis | ... | painter |
| Bernard Chenevier | ... | construction crew |
| Matthieu Degeorges | ... | construction crew |
| Arthur Deleu | ... | property master |
| Jean-Marc Delière | ... | construction crew |
| Stéphane Delzenne | ... | construction crew |
| Valérie Faynot | ... | second assistant decorator |
| Cédric Fidone | ... | construction crew |
| David Firmin | ... | construction crew |
| Laurent Gantès | ... | construction crew |
| Christophe Graziani | ... | ripper |
| Lionel Guy | ... | painter |
| Pascal Guyot | ... | construction crew |
| Alexis Jorand | ... | painter |
| Dominique Laine | ... | construction crew |
| Benoît Leclerc | ... | construction crew |
| Jean Lepicard | ... | construction crew |
| Christian Lionel | ... | construction crew (as Lionel Christian) |
| Norbert Luchessi | ... | construction crew |
| Françoise Malaplate | ... | painter |
| Frédérique Menichetti | ... | tapestry |
| Gregory Morell | ... | construction crew |
| Eric Petit-Jean | ... | construction crew |
| Emmanuel Sultan | ... | construction crew |
| Philippe Tanasic | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Jonathan Acbard | ... | boom operator |
| Christophe Bourreau | ... | foley artist |
| Geraldine Falieu | ... | assistant sound editor |
| William Flageollet | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dominique Gaborieau | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Olivier Goinard | ... | sound editor |
| François-Joseph Hors | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Nikolas Javelle | ... | dialogue editor |
| Johann Nallet | ... | sound recordist |
| Alexis Place | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Philippe Richard | ... | sound |
| Macdara Smith | ... | foley artist |
| Patrice Séverac | ... | post-synchronisation |
| Jean-Alexandre Villemer | ... | sound recordist |
| Carine Zimmerlin | ... | boom operator |
Special Effects by
| Anne Bergamaschi | ... | special effects |
| Daniel Cordero | ... | special effects: Mexico (as Daniel 'Chovy' Cordero) |
| Grégoire Delage | ... | special effects |
| Jacky Dufour | ... | special effects |
| Pascal Fauvelle | ... | special effects |
| Pierre Foury | ... | pyrotechnic special effects |
| Michel Gery | ... | special effects |
| Julien Huber | ... | special effects |
| Rodrigo 'Bigotes' Jaramillo | ... | special effects: Mexico (as Rodrigo Jaramillo) |
| Daniel Lenoir | ... | special effects |
| Jérome Miel | ... | special effects |
| Benoît Squizzato | ... | pyrotechnic special effects |
| Olivier Zenenski | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Annie Dautane | ... | visual effects producer |
| Richard Deusy | ... | digital color grader |
| François Dumoulin | ... | digital artist / digital compositor |
| Benjamin Massoubre | ... | assistant digital compositor |
| Guillaume Terrien | ... | compositor: LTC Laboratories |
Stunts
| Hugo Aguilera | ... | stunts: Mexico |
| Jean-Louis Airola | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Alain Barbier | ... | stunts |
| Anne Barrandon | ... | stunts |
| Julian Bucio | ... | stunts: Mexico |
| Cyrille Dufaut | ... | stunts |
| Odile Guillodeau | ... | stunts |
| Michel Julienne | ... | stunts |
| Jean-Claude Lagniez | ... | stunts |
| Mauricio Martínez | ... | stunts: Mexico |
| Juan Carlos Olalde | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eric Aupetit | ... | key grip |
| Stéphane Bourgoin | ... | electrician |
| Malik Brahimi | ... | grip |
| Joaquin Cervera | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Julien Cottret | ... | additional grip |
| Lucilio Da Costa Pais | ... | electrician (as Lucilio Da Costa) |
| Jean Christophe Delinaoumis | ... | assistant camera (as Jean-Christophe Delianoumis) |
| Benoit Delporto | ... | assistant camera (as Benoît Glaux) |
| Emile Dubuisson | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Brice Gomez | ... | electrician |
| Léopold Gomez | ... | gaffer (as Leo Gomez) |
| Virgile Gomez-Fernandez | ... | electrician |
| Jean-François Hensgens | ... | focus puller |
| Landry Jourdan | ... | electrician |
| Paf le Chien | ... | still photographer |
| Yorick Le Saux | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Denis Lenoir | ... | camera operator |
| Julien Pamart | ... | assistant camera |
| Jean-Philippe Pasquier | ... | grip |
| Robert Polonia | ... | electrician |
| Kurt Reybrouck | ... | grip |
| Gilles Sollier | ... | grip |
| Marion Stalens | ... | still photographer |
| Thierry Taieb | ... | assistant camera |
| Laurence Trémolet | ... | still photographer |
| Yuji Wada | ... | gaffer: Japan unit |
| Laurent Ziliani | ... | assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Anne Guillemard | ... | extras casting |
| Marie-France Michel | ... | extras casting |
| Ryuichi Takeuchi | ... | extras casting: Japan |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Karine Charpentier | ... | costume assistant |
| Agnès D'At | ... | costumer |
| Suzanne Dangel | ... | costumer |
| Jürgen Doering | ... | costumer (as Jurgen Doering) |
Location Management
| Marianne Capian | ... | assistant location manager (as Marianne Capian-Casino) |
| Julie Chojnowicz | ... | assistant location manager |
| Pierre-Yves Le Stum | ... | location manager |
| Noé Lefebvre | ... | assistant location manager |
| Valérie Novel | ... | location manager |
| Manuel Pouet | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Amélie de Chassey | ... | music supervisor |
| William Flageollet | ... | music mixer |
| Delphine Mathieu | ... | music supervisor |
| Eric Michon | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Agnès Feuvre | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Dina Arbib | ... | production assistant |
| Dominique Bandet | ... | production assistant |
| Françoise Bouillon-Pommerolle | ... | production administrator |
| Frederic Chene | ... | assistant production administrator (as Frédéric Chene) |
| Clémentine Harland | ... | production assistant |
| Rodrigo Herranz | ... | production coordinator: Mexico |
| Vanessa Jerrom | ... | press attache |
| Tomohiko Seki | ... | production assistant |
| Julien Zeitouni | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
- Citizen Films
- Cofimage
- Elizabeth Films
- Forensic Films (in association with)
- Group Dataciné
- La Sofica Gimages 2
- M6 Films
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep)
- TPS Cinéma
Distributors
- SND Films (2002) (France) (theatrical)
- Palm Pictures (2003) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD) (retail)
- EuroVideo (2004) (Germany) (DVD) (rental)
- SBP (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
- SBP (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Kairos (2005) (Italy) (tv)
- Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Angel Films (2012) (Denmark)
- Arrow (2019) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Janus Films (2021) (United States) (theatrical) (restoration) (subtitled)
- The Criterion Collection (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming) (subtitled)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinecascade (vehicle stunts)
- Cinécam (camera equipment)
- Cinésyl (grip equipment)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Diane works for a French firm bidding to purchase a Japanese animation outfit. Diane maliciously hatches a plot to take the job of her supervisor Karen. The plan succeeds, but then Diane faces problems when a competing American firm, represented by Elaine, becomes involved. Diane's assistant Elise remains loyal to Karen, and she frustrates Diane's every move. When it comes to light that the one of the concerned parties controls an Internet site which broadcasts actual torture, the plot thickens. Written by Ken Miller {wkmiller704@yahoo.com} |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR7,032,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Chloë Sevigny initially learned the part entirely in French phonetically before being recast as a bilingual executive assistant. See more » |
| Goofs | Diane (Connie Nielsen) pronounces the word 'manga' incorrectly. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Making of 'Demonlover' (2003). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hero See more » |
| Quotes |
Hervé Le Millinec:
I saw you move. I saw you with Volf. Diane de Monx: What did you see? Hervé Le Millinec: How you operated. I admire you. Diane de Monx: You didn't see anything. No one sees anything. Ever. They watch... But they don't understand. See more » |