Demonlover (2002)
| Release Date | 19 May 2002 |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller, Mystery |
| Country | France |
| Filming Locations | Japan |
| Language | English, French, Japanese |
| Sound Mix | DTS-ES, Dolby Digital EX |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Erotic Thriller |
| Mood | Head Trips |
| Themes | Mind Games, Rise and Fall Stories, Office Politics, Work Ethics |
| Tones | Enigmatic, Atmospheric, Ominous, Stylized, Paranoid, Hallucinatory, Cynical, Deliberate, Sexual |
| Tags | Animator, Business, Businessperson, Corporate Espionage, Deal [agreement], French [nationality], Internet, Japanese [nationality], Pornography, Sex, Torture, Web Site |
Demonlover is a 2002 technological neo-noir thriller film by French writer/director Olivier Assayas. The film stars Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloë Sevigny, and Gina Gershon with a musical score by Sonic Youth. It premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, although it was more widely released several months later. Reviews were decidedly mixed: the website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 49% rating.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Dominique Reymond
Karen
Jean-Baptiste Malartre
Henri-Pierre Volf
Edwin Gerard
Edward Gomez
Thomas M. Pollard
Avocat américain
Abi Sakamoto
Kaori - la traductrice
Naoko Yamazaki
Eiko
Nao Ômori
Shoji
Jean-Pierre Gos
Verkamp - Contact Diane
Julie Brochen
Gina - Amie de Diane
Randall Holden
Ray
Alexandre Lachaux
Erwan - Broker #1
Ludovic Schoendoerffer
Luis - Broker #2
Mathias Mlekuz
Chauffeur d'Elise
Gilles Masson
Homme au chien
Pascal Oumaklouf
Agresseur #1 de Karen
Bruno Soldani
Agresseur #2 de Karen
Arnaud Mathey-Dreyfus
Assistant de Hervé
Stéphane Lévy
Assistant de Volf
Jurgen Doering
Styliste
Alexis Pivot
Frankie
Eric Weinberg
Père de Frankie
Laurent Jacquet
Chauffeur de Volf
Papis Gadio
Ami d'Elise
Danny Evangelista
Valet de chambre Volf
Carmelita Tuazan
Gouvernante
Margot Kansten
Fille Volf #1
Charlotte Kansten
Fille Volf #2
Paul Michineau
Voiturier Hôtel Raphaël
Arnaud Guenet
Garçon d'étage Hôtel Raphaël
Marie Modiano
Jeune fille au restaurant
Xinjie Ge
Serveuse restaurant
Tarô Suwa
Japon - Avocat #1
Ikko Suzuki
Japon - Avocat #2
Black
Japon - Travesti au Yellow Club
Emiko Mokudai
Japon - Masseuse
Toru Kodama
Japon - Homme d'affaires
Romantica
Japon - Danseuses au Yellow Club
E. Male
Japon - VJs au Yellow Club
Hugo Aguilera
Mexique - Homme de main #1
Julian Bucio
Mexique - Homme de main #2
Mauricio Martínez
Mexique - Homme de main #3
Arnaud Cafaxe
Salary man
Jean-Charles Dumay
Henri
Karine Lima
Zora
Director
Writer
Producer
Sylvie Barthet
line producer
Jean Coulon
executive producer
Claude Davy
executive producer
Xavier Giannoli
producer
Andres Martin
associate producer
Edouard Weil
delegate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Denis Lenoir
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Editor
Luc Barnier
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Casting Director
Kerry Barden
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Antoinette Boulat
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Production Designer
François-Renaud Labarthe
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Art Director
James David Goldmark
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Set Decorator
Cécile Deleu
Bastien Meunier
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Costume Designer
Anaïs Romand
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Makeup Department
Franck-Pascal Alquinet
hair stylist
Jean-Charles Bachelier
hair stylist
Christophe Giraud
key makeup artist
Axel Guemraoui
hair stylist
Bettina Keller
hair stylist
Myriam Kimas
makeup artist
Alexis Kinebanyan
special makeup effects artist
Benoît Lestang
special makeup effects artist
Stéphane Eric Monteil
hair stylist
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen
key makeup artist
Emmanuel Pitois
special makeup effects artist
Marie-Claire Schori
makeup artist
Production Manager
Stéphane Barlow
assistant unit manager
Sylvie Barthet
production manager
Olivier Jacob
assistant unit manager
Didier Lasserre
assistant unit manager
Pierre-Yves Le Stum
unit manager
Carmen Lima
unit manager
Emmanuelle Manigaud
assistant unit manager
Carole Pigeaux
production supervisor
Chrystel Tissot
assistant unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gilles Bindi
trainee assistant director
Arnaud Cafaxe
second second assistant director
Florent Darmon
trainee assistant director
Maia Etcheverry
assistant director
Pablo Lopez Paredes
second assistant director
Arnaud Mathey-Dreyfus
additional assistant director
Marie-Jeanne Pascal
first assistant director
Art Department
Vincent Amiel
construction crew
Jérôme Bertin
construction crew
Joachim Caille
construction crew
Marie Chapuis
painter
Bernard Chenevier
construction crew
Matthieu Degeorges
construction crew
Arthur Deleu
property master
Jean-Marc Delière
construction crew
Stéphane Delzenne
construction crew
Valérie Faynot
second assistant decorator
Cédric Fidone
construction crew
David Firmin
construction crew
Laurent Gantès
construction crew
Pascal Guyot
construction crew
Alexis Jorand
painter
Dominique Laine
construction crew
Benoît Leclerc
construction crew
Jean Lepicard
construction crew
Christian Lionel
construction crew
Guy Lionel
painter
Norbert Luchessi
construction crew
Françoise Malaplate
painter
Frédérique Menichetti
tapestry
Gregory Morell
construction crew
Eric Petit-Jean
construction crew
Emmanuel Sultan
construction crew
Philippe Tanasic
property master
Sound Department
Jonathan Acbard
boom operator
Christophe Bourreau
foley artist
Geraldine Falieu
assistant sound editor
William Flageollet
sound mixer
Dominique Gaborieau
sound re-recording mixer
Olivier Goinard
sound editor
François-Joseph Hors
sound re-recording mixer
Nikolas Javelle
dialogue editor
Johann Nallet
sound recordist
Alexis Place
assistant sound editor
Philippe Richard
sound
Patrice Séverac
post-synchronisation
Macdara Smith
foley artist
Jean-Alexandre Villemer
sound recordist
Carine Zimmerlin
boom operator
Special Effects
Anne Bergamaschi
special effects
Daniel Cordero
special effects: Mexico
Grégoire Delage
special effects
Jacky Dufour
special effects
Pascal Fauvelle
special effects
Pierre Foury
pyrotechnic special effects
Michel Gery
special effects
Julien Huber
special effects
Rodrigo 'Bigotes' Jaramillo
special effects: Mexico
Daniel Lenoir
special effects
Jérome Miel
special effects
Benoît Squizzato
pyrotechnic special effects
Olivier Zenenski
special effects
Visual Effects
Annie Dautane
visual effects producer
Richard Deusy
digital color grader
François Dumoulin
digital compositor, digital artist
Benjamin Massoubre
assistant digital compositor
Stunts
Hugo Aguilera
stunts: Mexico
Jean-Louis Airola
stunt coordinator
Alain Barbier
stunts
Anne Barrandon
stunts
Julian Bucio
stunts: Mexico
Cyrille Dufaut
stunts
Odile Guillodeau
stunts
Michel Julienne
stunts
Jean-Claude Lagniez
stunts
Mauricio Martínez
stunts: Mexico
Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Aupetit
key grip
Stéphane Bourgoin
electrician
Malik Brahimi
grip
Julien Cottret
grip
Lucilio Da Costa
electrician
Jean Christophe Delinaoumis
assistant camera
Emile Dubuisson
first assistant camera: second unit
Benoît Glaux
assistant camera
Brice Gomez
electrician
Virgile Gomez-Fernandez
electrician
Leo Gomez
gaffer
Leopold Gomez
gaffer
Jean-François Hensgens
focus puller
Landry Jourdan
electrician
Paf Le Chien
still photographer
Denis Lenoir
camera operator
Yorick Le Saux
director of photography: second unit
Julien Pamart
assistant camera
Jean-Philippe Pasquier
grip
Robert Polonia
electrician
Kurt Reybroeck
grip
Gilles Sollier
grip
Marion Stalens
still photographer
Thierry Taieb
assistant camera
Laurence Trémolet
still photographer
Yuji Wada
gaffer: Japan unit
Laurent Ziliani
assistant camera
Casting Department
Anne Guillemard
extras casting
Marie-France Michel
extras casting
Ryuichi Takeuchi
extras casting: Japan
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Suzanne Dangel
costumer
Agnès D'At
costumer
Jurgen Doering
costumer
Editorial Department
Fleur Augustin
assistant editor
Muriel Douvry
assistant editor
Christian Dutac
color timer
Zoé Forget
assistant editor
Célia Lafitedupont
assistant editor
Bérengère Saint-Bezar
assistant editor
Cécile Therond
second assistant editor
David Vincent
color timer
Music Department
Eric Michon
music supervisor
Other Crew
Dina Arbib
production assistant
Dominique Bandet
production assistant
Françoise Bouillon-Pommerolle
production administrator
Marianne Capian
assistant location manager
Frederic Chene
assistant production administrator
Julie Chojnowicz
assistant location manager
Agnès Feuvre
script supervisor
Clémentine Harland
production assistant
Rodrigo Herranz
production coordinator: Mexico
Vanessa Jerrom
press attache
Noé Lefebvre
assistant location manager
Pierre-Yves Le Stum
location manager
Valérie Novel
location manager
Manuel Pouet
location scout
Julien Zeitouni
production assistant
Production Company
Citizen Films
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Cofimage
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Elizabeth Films
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Forensic Films
Group Dataciné
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La Sofica Gimages 2
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M6 Films
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Procirep
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TPS Cinéma
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Distributor
SND
Kairos
Palm Pictures
Tohokushinsha Film
Concorde Home Entertainment
EuroVideo
Madman Entertainment
SBP
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Special Effects
La Maison
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Miscellaneous
Cinécam
camera equipment
Cinésyl
grip equipment
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