By Any Other Name -dorcel- -2024- Apr 2026

Raphael, equally unaware of her identity, is liberated by the anonymity. He speaks of his marriage with a brutal honesty he never dares express: the weight of routine, the fear of being known too completely. Alix, in turn, confesses her longing for a version of her husband that no longer exists—a man of risk and impulse.

Nonetheless, By Any Other Name was nominated for several 2024 XBIZ Europa Awards for Best Narrative Feature and Best Screenplay, ultimately winning the latter. It was lauded for proving that adult cinema can function as genuine auteur work, where explicit content serves character development rather than the reverse. By Any Other Name -DORCEL- -2024-

The first act culminates in a clandestine encounter in the chateau’s library. The sex is raw, desperate, and unfiltered—a stark contrast to the tender, scheduled intimacy of their home. It is, ironically, the most authentic moment of their relationship in years. Raphael, equally unaware of her identity, is liberated

By Any Other Name (Dorcel, 2024): A Rose of Desire in a Garden of Power Director: Luca De Sade (as credited) Studio: Dorcel (Marc Dorcel) Nonetheless, By Any Other Name was nominated for

By Any Other Name is ultimately a film about the fragility of long-term desire. Its thesis is quietly radical: that we may need fictions—masks, aliases, roles—to access the most authentic parts of ourselves. The rose, regardless of its name, does indeed smell sweet. But the film adds a crucial corollary: sometimes, to smell the rose anew, we must pretend we have never seen it before.