Film

The Pornographer

Name: The Pornographer
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Released: 2001
Rating: 4.6
Cast: Jacky Wong Shu-Hei, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Wong Hei, Ha Yu, Yoyo Mung

2001 · 108 min · ★ 4.6 · Dir. Bertrand Bonello

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. Older and paunchier, he is now directing a porno again. Jacques's artistry clashes with his financially-troubled producer's ideas about shooting hard-core sex. Jacques has been estranged from his son Joseph for years, since the son first learned the nature of the family business. They are now speaking again. Joseph and his friends want to recapture the idealism of 1968 with a protest. Separated from his wife, Jacques strives for personal renewal with plans to build a new house by himself...