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I believe I've made this point here before, but Demonlover is basically Assayas' take on Cronenberg's usual fixations, but filtered through a stylized New French Extremity aesthetic (as opposed to Cronenberg's comparatively ascetic, pseudoliterary delivery style). Almost like a Euro-eXistenZ. And it ends with the snippet of a Darkthrone song, too!

Irma Vep piqued my curiosity about Les Vampires, but the 7-hour runtime is daunting. Perhaps I should follow your example and skip some of it, but that too doesn't sit well with me....