No Hollywood eye candy Aug 5, 2008
She appeared in French movie "Demonlover", which dealt with pornography, violence and corporate amorality, while more recent films have taken on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Don't Miss. (CNN -- International)
From Houdini to Abu Ghraib Jun 10, 2008
One of France's most talented film-makers turns away from his recent ultra-modern techno-fantasies (Demonlover, Boarding Gate) and returns to a classic family drama (like his earlier Sentimental Destinies) starring Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling and J;r;mie Renier. They are the happy, prosperous members of an extensive clan that delights in coming together for big family parties, presided over by the aged matriarch, played by Edith Scob. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Movie Review: Sex, blood and exotica in an anti-thriller thriller Mar 22, 2008
It didn't do much for Assayas's reputation, at least among some critics, who had been just as eager to dismiss his other recent films, among them "Clean" (2004) and the much-maligned "demonlover" (2002) ... Much like "demonlover" this new film plays with various genre codes and conventions the femme fatale, violence, murder, an atmosphere of danger and dread but plays with them very differently than most run-of-the-mill modern thrillers ... In "demonlover," which involves corporate intrigue and... (International Herald Tribune)
Day 3 at Cannes in words and pictures May 19, 2007
With the Out of Competition presentation of Boarding Gate, French director Olivier Assayas is back on the Croisette, a regular who has presented three others in the Cannes Festival Competition, Sentimental Destinies in 2000, Demonlover in 2002 and Clean in 2004 ... It seemed right out of my film Demonlover. (Monsters and Critics.com)
The Situation Feb 8, 2007
"One-Hour Photo," "Gladiator," and "Demonlover" haven't yet collectively put her in the ranks of first choice casting, but this critic is convinced that stardom status is inevitable in her future. for The Situation. (Suite101.com)
