Une liaison pornographique (1999)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Frédéric Fonteyne

Writer:

Philippe Blasband (writer)

Release Date:

4 September 1999 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

They recount their impressions to the Interviewer. They met through a magazine ad, She and He. They corresponded through the Internet...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Hotel Room | Sex | Kissing | Sideburns

Awards:

5 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Nathalie Baye	...	Her
Sergi López	...	Him
Jacques Viala	...	Interviewer (voice)
Paul Pavel	...	Joseph Lignaux
Sylvie Van den Elsen	...	Madame Lignaux
Pierre Gerranio	...	Hotel receptionist (as Pierre Géranio)
Hervé Sogne	...	Ambulance driver
Christophe Sermet	...	Hospital employee

Also Known As:

A Pornographic Affair
An Affair of Love (USA)
Une affair d'amour (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong sexual content.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

France | Switzerland | Belgium | Luxembourg

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

ARP Sélection

Quotes:

Him: For a second you gave it all to me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: (#13.1)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Lloyd's Register

The Ultimate European Movie

This is one French movie which I am pretty sure will not run through an American remake. It has all the elements that attract the intellectual European movie goer, and all what is rejected by the typical American viewer. It is a love story with two characters, almost everything happens in just two places (a restaurant and a hotel room), drama is based on characters development, and eroticism is all but explicit. It is a love story, but it departs the usual romantic comedy pattern and escapes the cheap happy end that spoils that many American movies. Acting is superb, and actually the best part in the film, though it is sometimes too static, more Russian or East European style than French. At the end, you are left with a simple story of un-realized love, the message being that the imposed limits of communication according to which the heros decided to play decide their ultimate faith, and the faith of their relationship. Not too much, but decent cinema if you like the style and genre. 8/10 on my personal scale.