Porn Theater (2002)
"La chatte à deux têtes" (original title)

In a Parisian porn theater, a cashier, a 50-year-old man and a young projectionist are drawn into a complex love affair.

Director:

Jacques Nolot

Writer:

Jacques Nolot

Stars:

Vittoria Scognamiglio, Jacques Nolot, Sébastien Viala

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vittoria Scognamiglio	...	Cashier
Jacques Nolot	...	50-Year-Old Man
Sébastien Viala	...	Projectionist
Olivier Torres	...	L'homme à la robe jaune
Lionel Goldstein	...	L'homme à l'imper noir
Frédéric Longbois	...	L'homme à l'éventail
Fouad Zeraoui	...	L'homme qui a cu sa dose
Jean-Louis Coquery	...	L'homme nu
Raphaëline Goupilleau	...	SDF...
Pascal Varley	...	SDF...
Arben Bajraktaraj	...	SDF...
Christine Paolini	...	Fliquette
Matt Trahan	...	Flic 1
Mark Duran	...	Flic 2 (as Marc Durant)
Frédéric Franzil	...	Gigolo

Storyline

A tale set in a decaying Parisian porn theatre, where within its dark confines, male patrons--soldiers, transvestites, married men--regularly engage in anonymous sex acts. In the ticket booth of the theatre, a wise Italian woman serves as benevolent gatekeeper, observing--but never judging--the proceedings occurring under her watchful eyes. One day, one of her regulars engages her in a conversation that leads to an unusual friendship, as these two worldly souls share their common experiences.

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Plot Keywords:

porn | italian woman | gay sex | nudity | explicit sex | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

20 November 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

Porn Theater

Filming Locations:

Ancien cinéma porno Le Merri, Place de Clichy, Paris 18, Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,367 (USA) (10 October 2003)

Gross:

$3,367 (USA) (10 October 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elia Films, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Procirep

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

50-Year-Old Man: Funny, at 16 I beat up faggots, at 20 I slept with them.

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Connections

Featured in John Waters Presents Movies That Will Corrupt You: Porn Theater

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Soundtracks

"Amor Amor"
Performed by Nino
Lyrics by Arnaud Taieb - Nino
Music by Arnaud Taieb
© RE RE MUSIC
(p) 2001 BMG France
Avec l'aimable autorisation de BMG France

User Reviews

Touching, yet sad

This film follows the goings on of porn theater attendees in Paris. While the interaction between the characters is touching, and their openness with one another seems genuine, the viewer cannot help but feel unnerved by the lack of sexual scruples of the audience members.

Simultaneously, the director puts us in the position of voyeurs, but occasionally switches perspectives to make us think we are in the audience with the actors. This poking at the fourth wall helps make one wonder about what is going on in the theater in which we are sitting. Seeing this movie in your living room may spoil the effect.

Overall, this movie was very human, very touching, but very sad. There is a bit of male nudity/male on male sex, so this movie is not for the stodgy, prudish, repressed, or homophobic.