Denis Lenoir

Twenty years after David Cronenberg prophesied the dark side of the Internet age in Videodrome, acclaimed French filmmaker Olivier Assayas updated it for the New Millennium in his startlingly prescient Demonlover, a chilling exploration of the nexus between sex and violence available at the click of a button.

A laundress, two women in a convertible, a passerby, and a young girl find themselves brought together in various ways by the director's sole will. During three encounters, they contemplate or discuss a photograph showing two white poodles. This short film's pace is reminiscent of a cartoon.

A laundress, two women in a convertible, a passerby, and a young girl find themselves brought together in various ways by the director's sole will. During three encounters, they contemplate or discuss a photograph showing two white poodles. This short film's pace is reminiscent of a cartoon.