La Petite Morte
La Petite Morte is a 2003 Canadian documentary directed by Emmanuelle Schick Garcia about the pornography business in France, centering on the interviews of Raffaela Anderson, John B. Root and others. It won three film festival awards for Best Documentary and one nomination for Best Documentary.
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| Directed by | Emmanuelle Schick Garcia |
| Produced by | Emmanuelle Schick Garcia |
| Written by | Emmanuelle Schick Garcia |
| Music by | Captain Ahab |
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| Edited by | Ruben Korenfeld |
Production company | JPS Films |
| Distributed by | Vodeotv |
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Running time | 41 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $55,000 |
The title is a reference to "la petite mort", French for "the little death", an idiom and euphemism for orgasm.[1]
Interviewees
Interviewees include Raffaëla Anderson, Fred Coppula, Brigitte Lahaie, Clara Morgane, Francis Mischkind, Oceane, and John B. Root.
Reception
Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Both Schick and Anderson have too much contempt for porn, its makers and its audience for their tedious film to have much significance."[2]
References
- Allison, Anthony (2003-07-24). "Film: Sublimely ridiculous". Las Vegas Mercury. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
- Thomas, Kevin (2003-09-18). "The truth sinks in". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
External links
- La Petite Morte at IMDb
- Official website (archived March 15, 2008)
- MIT Press
- Independent Film Quarterly
- Radio Canada
- Indiewire
- Daily Bruin
- Venue Magazine (Spanish)
- SDP Noticias (Spanish)
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