Bertrand Bonello — Playwright (14)
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The Dam (2022) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Dam
director: Ali Cherri actor: Maher El Khair / Mudathir Musa …
other title: 大坝 / 댐 …
Sudan, near the Merowe dam. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to build a mysterious construction made of mud. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his creation starts to take a life of its own. 'The Dam' is a political fable about the power of imagination set against the backdrop of the Sudanese revolution.
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Where Are You, Bertrand Bonello? (2014) [Movie] Douban
director: 贝特朗·波尼洛 actor: 贝特朗·波尼洛
other title: Où en êtes-vous, Bertrand Bonello?
“Why don’t you make films like Peter Jackson?” Bonello’s most recent short, made on the occasion of his recent retrospective at the Centre Pompidou, finds the director in an unexpected, gratifying mood of introspection. An autobiographical essay film structured as a letter to the director’s young daughter, Où en êtes-vous, Bertrand Bonello? weaves clips from Bonello’s films, excerpts from his scripts, pop songs, and snippets of original footage into a lyrical, reflexive cinematic self-portrait.
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Coma (2022) [Movie] Douban WikiData IMDb TMDB Skybridge
Coma
7.5 (8 ratings) director: 贝特朗·波尼洛 actor: 朱莉娅·福雷
other title: 코마 / 昏迷 …
The moment a teenage girl begins to spread her wings coincides with a global health crisis. Locked indoors, she experiences life in a state of limbo. In between reveries and video chats with her friends, she follows an influencer named Patricia Coma. A device she buys from her, called a revelator, leads her to question how much free will she actually has.
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Cindy: The Doll Is Mine (2005) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Cindy: The Doll Is Mine
director: Bertrand Bonello actor: Asia Argento
other title: 照相 / 辛蒂，我的玩偶 …
Cindy, the doll is mine is a short film by French director Bertrand Bonello. It stars Italian actress Asia Argento in the double role of photographer Cindy Sherman, a brunette, and her model, a blonde who strangely resemble one another. The film was screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
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The Pornographer (2001) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
Le Pornographe
director: 贝特朗·波尼洛 actor: 让-皮埃尔·利奥德 / 杰瑞米·雷乃 …
other title: 春宫电影人 / Le Pornographe …
A former porn director, who once elevated the genre with 1960s counter-culture ideals, returns to filmmaking after 20 years, clashing with his producer's hard-core vision. Estranged from his son over the family business, they begin reconnecting as the son embraces political activism, while the director seeks personal renewal.
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On War (2008) [Movie] Douban
De la guerre
director: 贝特朗·波尼洛 actor: 马修·阿马立克 / 艾莎·阿基多 …
other title: 情迷恋战 / De la guerre
After a freak accident, Burt finds himself locked in a coffin overnight. After surviving the ordeal, he decides to live his life purely for pleasure, but ultimately he finds himself in a bizarre war of the sexes.