Demonlover

Dark neo-noir set in the environment of two corporations competing in the field of pornographic hentai anime. A thought-provoking, radical essay on the matrix of art, life and virtual reality which deliberately toys with conventions.

Demonlover
France 2002
  • Czech
121 min.
15+
  • This film is available until 31. 3. 2025 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
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Diane De Monx works for a multinational company, Henri-Pierre Volf's Group, which has bought TokyoAnime, a Japanese company producing hentai, pornographic manga in 3D. Two firms, Mangatronics and Demonlover, are competing for exclusive rights to these lucrative new content on the Internet. Mangatronics recruits Diane to sabotage Demonlover's in­terests from the inside, as Demonlover has infiltrated its own spies. Under threat, all Diane has to do is slip into cyber reality.

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Credits
Director: Olivier Assayas
Screenplay: Olivier Assayas
Cinematography: Denis Lenoir
Music: Jim O'Rourke, Sonic Youth
Sound: William Flageollet, Dominique Gaborieau, François-Joseph Hors
Editing: Luc Barnier
Production Design: François-Renaud Labarthe
Producer: Xavier Giannoli
Costumes: Anaïs Romand
Cast: Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloë Sevigny, Dominique Reymond, Jean-Baptiste Malartre, Gina Gershon, Edwin Gerard, Thomas M. Pollard, Abi Sakamoto, Naoko Yamazaki
Awards

Sitges Film Festival

2002 – Sonic Youth (Best Original Soundtrack)

Sitges Film Festival

2002 – Olivier Assayas (José Luis Guarner Critic's Award)

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  • This film is available until 31. 3. 2025 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.