Rotten
Rather than deepening the mystery and sense of intoxication, the picture soon becomes one prolonged and very bad hangover.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Demonlover
Treason is the key to power
2002 · 2h 1m · R
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Olivier Assayas
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Demonlover
Overview
A French corporation goes head-to-head with an American web media company for the rights to a 3-D manga pornography studio, resulting in a power struggle that culminates in violence and espionage.
Director and cast
- Olivier Assayas Director
- Connie Nielsen as Diane de Monx
- Charles Berling as Hervé Le Millinec
- Chloë Sevigny as Elise Lipsky
- Dominique Reymond as Karen
- Gina Gershon as Elaine Si Gibril
- Jean-Baptiste Malartre as Henri-Pierre Volf
- Edwin Gerard as Edward Gomez
- Thomas M. Pollard as Avocat américain
- Abi Sakamoto as Kaori - la traductrice
- Naoko Yamazaki as Eiko
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
53%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's gripping and provocative, making effective use of actor Charles Berling and the music of Sonic Youth.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A potent film.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh
A stark, unsettling movie, one that grows darker and stranger with every little twist in the plot.
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic
Rotten
Demonlover is so incomprehensible that you can't readily accuse it of being anything but almost unwatchable.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
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