Jacques Laurent made pornographic films in the 1970s and '80s, but had put that aside for 20 years. His artistic ideas, born of the '60s counter-culture, had elevated the entire genre.Jacques Laurent made pornographic films in the 1970s and '80s, but had put that aside for 20 years. His artistic ideas, born of the '60s counter-culture, had elevated the entire genre.Jacques Laurent made pornographic films in the 1970s and '80s, but had put that aside for 20 years. His artistic ideas, born of the '60s counter-culture, had elevated the entire genre.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination
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- TriviaClara Choveaux's debut.
- Quotes
Olivia Rochet: What do you prefer to film? Dramatic scenes, or sex scenes?
Jacques Laurent: Blow jobs. That's the soul of porno. The most stimulating part. I've always found it disquieting. You don't just have two interlocking organs. You also have a face. The last bastion of humanity.
- Alternate versionsFor an '18' rating 12 seconds had to be cut in the UK due to BBFC demands with edits to a scene where a man ejaculates on a woman's face during the making of a movie. The uncut version was released with an '18R' rating.
- ConnectionsFeatures Master of the House (1925)
- SoundtracksCONCERTO OP. VI No6 (Larghetto e affettuoso)
Music by George Frideric Handel (as Handel)
Performed by Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (as The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra) et Ton Koopman
(P) 1987 Erato
Avec l'aimable autorisation de Erato et le concours de Warner Strategic Marketing
Jacques' blissful retirement is rudely interrupted by three little words: non-sufficient funds. Lacking a pension, he has to resume his old calling - directing pornography. For Jacques, the pornography business has changed for the worse (?): nobody is interested in artistic vision anymore or plots, all they want is to film the sex and get it to video as soon as possible. The barbarians! Strangely enough, the work gives him the courage to contact the son he never knew, and think about embarking on a new life.
Although the movie revolves around a movie within a movie (the filming of a porn film), the bulk of the film is spent navel gazing, with the main character contemplating his life and place in the universe. Just as Jacques begins to emerge, he turns inward and becomes increasingly withdrawn, severing ties with everyone. While alienation can be used as a tool to entice an audience, neither the characters nor story in "The Pornographer" are strong enough to sustain our interest. The viewer is kept at arms length and never gets the opportunity to connect with the characters - I couldn't even commit to being blasé.
What could have been an interesting, gripping story, is ultimately a pointless empty shell of a film. Nuff said.
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- Oct 2, 2001
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Box office
- Budget
- FRF 7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $126,027