(Los Angeles - August, 27, 2003) The Silver Lake Film Festival kicks off its fourth annual festival with an Opening Night presentation of French film demonlover, written and directed by Olivier Assaya (IRMA VEP; LATE AUGUST, EARLY SEPTEMBER; LES DESTINEES SENTIMENTALES), on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 7 pm . The Opening Night Gala party will follow immediately afterward at the historic El Cid restaurant in Silver Lake, formerly the site of D. W. Griffith’s studio. Starring Connie Nielsen (GLADIATOR, ONE HOUR PHOTO, BASIC), Chloë Sevigny (BOYS DON’T CRY, THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO), Gina Gershon (BOUND, FACE\OFF) and Charles Berling (LES DESTINEES SENTIMENTALES, RIDICULE), the film features an original score by Sonic Youth. A thought-provoking radical essay on the matrix of art, life and virtual reality that deliberately toys with narrative conventions, demonlover will open through Palm Pictures in New York and Los Angeles on September 19, followed by a national roll-out. Since its world premiere in competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, the film has been edited by 12 minutes with a remixed soundtrack for theatrical release.

demonlover is Olivier Assayas' breathtaking vision of our spectacle-driven modern global society. On the surface, the film follows Diane (Connie Nielsen), a corporate mole who, in trying to undermine a deal between two multinational conglomerates,uncovers a link between one of the companies and an interactive torture Web site known as "The Hellfire Club." However, she is challenged every step of the way by her amoral colleague (Charles Berling), an antagonistic and mysterious assistant (Chloë Sevigny) and an outspoken, pot-smoking American executive (Gina Gershon). Brilliantly shot by Denis Lenoir (who previously collaborated with Assayas on films such as LATE AUGUST, EARLY SEPTEMBER and COLD WATER), the film captures a culture spiraling out of control in which reality is posited as a video game and where every twist escalates the film to a new level.

The film has already met with critical acclaim. “Singular and provocative… Sinister… Chloë Sevigny in one of her rangiest roles” --Stephen Holden of The New York Times. “ Grade A. demonlover is a brilliant , stunning piece of work. The drama is bold and provocative, the images hard and disturbing, and the characters are riveting,”-- Sean Axemaker, Seattle Post Intelligencer. “ A puzzling head trip. A gorgeously fashioned meditation on life in the postmodern slipstream featuring three 21st century amazons in Connie Nielsen, Chloë Sevigny and Gina Gershon,”-- Ty Burr, Boston Globe