The Pornographer (Le Pornographe)
Recommended for Mature Audiences Only
A popular pornographer in the 1970's Jacques (Jean-Pierre Léaud) is returning to the industry where he made his reputation, to pay off his mounting debts. There are tragic undertones as Jaques comes to the shattering realization that he cannot depict love on screen and that his estranged son still hates him, contributes to the complex nature of this fascinating and provocative new film.
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Pas si mal - Poet
Je ne comprends vraiment pas l'avertissement qui accompagne ce film. Le film porte sur le monde de la porno, mais ce n'est pas un film pornographique. Il y a un peu de nudité, mais rien de dramatique.
Le jeu des acteurs est quelque peu inégal mais l'histoire est somme toute assez intéressante.Better than expected - footnote
A decent effort. Don’t be confused by the title and mature audience warning. If you are looking for porn, you will be (mostly) disappointed. What you will get is a quiet film about disillusionment and generational difference. The Pornographer is a worthy counterpoint to Bertolucci’s The Dreamers. Director Bertrand Bonello, born in 1968, has created a direct challenge to the protest generation of the 60s and 70s by, quite graphically, focusing on the abandonment of idealism in favour of selling out.
While it is easy to dwell on the pornographic themes in this movie, it is worth noting that it is filled with very funny scenes and has a wonderful sense of irony. The low viewer rating, on both Zip and IMDB, is unwarranted, perhaps owing to attracting the wrong audience given the title and subject matter. While some may see this movie as self-indulgent, I believe the opposite to be true. I think The Pornographer manages to be accusatory and challenging while maintaining entertainment value and is worth a look. If you are not offended by graphic sexuality and like foreign “art” films, this may be to your liking. Chalk one (and only one) up to the Rex recommendations.
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Pas si mal - Poet
Je ne comprends vraiment pas l'avertissement qui accompagne ce film. Le film porte sur le monde de la porno, mais ce n'est pas un film pornographique. Il y a un peu de nudité, mais rien de dramatique.
Le jeu des acteurs est quelque peu inégal mais l'histoire ...Better than expected - footnote
A decent effort. Don’t be confused by the title and mature audience warning. If you are looking for porn, you will be (mostly) disappointed. What you will get is a quiet film about disillusionment and generational difference. The Pornographer is a worthy counterpoint ...