The Pornographer

For the 1979 novel, see The Pornographer (book).

The Pornographer
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLe Pornographe
Directed byBertrand Bonello
Written byBertrand Bonello
Produced byCarole Scotta
Starring
CinematographyJosée Deshaies
Edited byFabrice Rouaud
Music by
  • Bertrand Bonello
  • Laurie Markovitch
Production
companies
  • Haut et Court
  • In Extremis Images
Distributed byHaut et Court
Release dates
  • 8 September 2001 (2001-09-08) (TIFF)
  • 3 October 2001 (2001-10-03) (France)
Running time
108 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Canada
LanguageFrench
Budget€1 million[1]
($1.1 million)
Box office$126, 027[2]

The Pornographer (French: Le Pornographe) is a 2001 erotic drama film written and directed by Bertrand Bonello, who co-wrote the music score with Laurie Markovitch. The film features an explicit sex scene with two pornographic actors, Ovidie and Titof. It won the FIPRESCI Prize (International Critics Week) at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival[3] and was nominated for the Bronze Horse at the Stockholm Film Festival.

Synopsis

Jacques Laurent is a former director of pornographic films, once active in the 1970s. Due to financial hardships, he comes out of retirement and resumes his career in porn, only to discover that the industry has changed.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ "Le Pornographe (2001)". JP's Box-Office (in French).
  2. ^ "The Pornographer (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Bertrand Bonello biography". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2009.


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