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Demonlover

2002 · 121 min

A cold, disorienting plunge into corporate espionage and sexual violence, stylish and unsettling, demanding close attention as it blurs reality and nightmare.

Directed by
Olivier Assayas
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Tagline
Treason is the key to power
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.

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Directed by
Olivier Assayas
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • power
  • obsession
  • violence
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloë Sevigny, Dominique Reymond, Gina Gershon, Jean-Baptiste Malartre, Edwin Gerard, Thomas M. Pollard
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
121 min
Country
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Languages
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