I saw venus in fur in 2011 and today i saw the 20 french film adaptation i dont think its been released in america yet i saw it at the french film festival in australia. The highly anticipated new project from the polish film director is an erotic comedy following carnage based on yasmina rezas play god of carnage in a line of film adaptation of successful theatre scripts. The directors wife gains the whip hand in his smart adaptation of the erotic classic. The film venus in fur is adapted by roman polanski and david ives, the plays author, and produced by robert benmussa and alain sarde, longtime associates of roman polanski. Beauty of the day 1967, crash 1996, cracks in the shell 2011, bitter moon 1992, the story of o 1975. But pirates is just about the only film in the polanski canon not referenced by venus in fur, which seems to involve nods to the tenant 1976 in particular, but also culdesac 1966, the fearless vampire killers 1967, rosemarys baby 1968, tess 1979, bitter moon 1992 and death and the maiden 1994. A dozing shoe salesman shep wild enters a lurid fantasy world in which he imagines. Venus in fur official french trailer 20 roman polanski movie hd.
A muscular hunk works selling shoes, but has a very overactive imagination. This is the feature length filmmade out of ten different segments strung together based on the play venus in fur by david ives. The title and character names in francos original script. The film has been released on dvd by something weird video in the us references. Venus in furs 1967, a film by joseph marzano theiapolis. The film is based on a tonynominated play written by david ives. In it, seigner plays vanda, a flighty actress who arrives late for an audition for a stage adaptation of venus in. Western edge theatres production of david ives venus in fur.
Venus in fur power laughter kink by david ives zip up your boots to kick off season number nineteen at bct with a very funny and wickedly smart thriller about sexual power and. So arch in fact that it is surprising its a roman polanski film. For venus in fur author, working with roman polanski was. Venus in fur is a 20 french erotic drama film directed by roman polanski. Venus in fur clip annihilate me hd ifc films youtube. The blood of fu manchu 1968, eugenie her story into perversion 1970, count dracula 1970 washed up on the beach jimmy remembers her from the night before, when he saw her at a party and. If you want to watch similar film with a better plot you should concentrate on fifty shades of grey or 9 songs.
He falls asleep while reading venus in furs and dreams of venus herself, speaking to him in poetry while he caresses her feet and waits on her as a servant. The cast featured nina arianda and wes bentley with direction by walter bobbie. Trailers for two fetishistic exploitation films from 1967. A mysterious, sexy actress seduces and dominates an unsuspecting theater director in roman polanskis erotic, kinky comedy. Watch and download venus in fur 2014 streaming online movie venus in fur full movie with english subtitles. No actress has what it takes to play his lead female character a woman who enters into an agreement with her male counterpart to. Alone in a paris theater after a long day of auditioning actresses for his new play, writerdirector thomas mathieu amalric complains that no actress hes seen has what it takes to play the lead female character. Watch venus in fur streaming online hulu free trial.
Most of the comedy comes at irregular intervals here and is overly broad, subpar mel brooks type slapstick that. Roman polanski to direct venus in fur, a french adaptation. She has arrived late for an audition, stumbling in from the rainswept street with a burst of excusemaking and oversharing. Based on david ives play of the same name venus in fur.
Venus in fur is a thematically challenging and formally exciting movie which freezes its audience for 90 minutes and in the end manages to deliver something incredibly melancholic and maddeningly puzzling. Less than a year later, ives was standing with polanski on the red carpet at the 20 cannes film festival, where venus in fur was competing in the official selection. Venus in fur region a bluray english subtitled french. Thomas and vanda are confined, for nearly the entire duration of venus in fur, in an empty paris theater. The 1967 film was a sendup of the vampire movie genre decades before twilight. This subtitled french film is based on the play of.
Venus in furs 1967 unrated 1h 5min drama 12 july 1967 usa obsessed with the novel, a meek shoe salesman gets lost during a weekend retreat within the surreal world of marnas country mansion. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Polanskis version of venus in fur will relocate the action from new york to paris, the directors regular base since he fled the us. Alone in a paris theater after a long day of auditioning actresses for the lead role in his new play, writerdirector thomas complains on the phone about the poor caliber of talent he has seen. Venus in fur, roman polanskis nimble film adaptation of the play by david ives, might provoke a lively postviewing argument. Graham cousins, mauricio gonzalezaranda, emma michalak, chanyoung park, patrick rooney, hawa sako. Venus in fur similar films to watch if you like venus in. Roman polanski to direct wife in venus in fur film film. Bal des vampires 1967 rosemarys baby 1968 macbeth 1971 quoi.
The film premiered in competition for the palme dor at the 20 cannes film festival on. Venus in furs 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Venus in furs is a 1967 sexploitation film, directed by joe marzano, and starring barbara ellen. In istanbul a jazz trumpeter jimmy logan james darren finds the corpse of a beautiful woman named wanda reed maria rohmhouse of 1,000 dolls 1967. Venus in fur is the story of a passionate encounter between a theatre director thomas and his muse, the zany and erotic vanda. Both were made in new york and share the same personnel. This is the feature length filmmade out of ten different segments strung togetherbased on the play venus in fur by david ives. In venus in fur, polanski adapts a sexually charged play. After spending his day waiting on beautiful flirtatious. Venus in furs fron 1967 is a seductive looking black and white film. Venus in furs 1967 directed by joseph marzano stars barbara ellen.
The segments were produced and directed by the students in the spring 2015 narrative filmmaking class. An actress attempts to convince a director how shes perfect for a role in his upcoming production. Based on the tony awardwinning broadway play by david ives, venus in fur is the latest film from master filmmaker roman polanski. It stars emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric, the only actors in the film. French actor louis garrel has signed on to play the director. Venus in fur 2014 full movie hd quality video dailymotion. Released in the usa on july 12 of 1967, venus in furs is a drama film directed by joseph marzano, starring shep wild, yolanda signorelli, stephanie smythe, bhob stewart, janet banzet and lisa love. Emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric star in this french language film.
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