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Venus in Fur

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An enigmatic actress (Emmanuelle Seigner) may have a hidden agenda when she auditions for a part in a misogynistic writer's (Mathieu Amalric) play.
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Provocative, funny, and brilliantly acted, Venus in Fur finds Roman Polanski in top late-period form.

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Judy Berman Flavorwire 09/21/2017
Lighthearted as it is, Venus in Fur has the rare effect of filtering the viewer's life through its own extreme lens. Go to Full Review
Steve Davis Austin Chronicle 09/04/2014
3/5
While the extraordinarily talented Polish-born director rarely falters in translating the source's theatrical strengths, his Venus in Fur feels oddly impersonal, lacking the trademark touch of Polanski perversity. Go to Full Review
Eddie Cockrell The Australian 07/23/2014
4/5
What plays out is roller-coaster ride of shifting identity and sexual brinkmanship...Mischievous and sadistic by turns, it becomes a deadly serious battle of the sexes. Go to Full Review
Giuseppe Sedia Kino Mania 03/25/2024
3.5/5
[The film] shows that Polanski has not dropped his fascination with Exterminating Angels – perhaps a reflection of his limited freedom of movement [It] marks Polanski’s return to the comedy-horror tone he established in The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) Go to Full Review
Denise Pieniazek A Sala Llena (Argentina) 01/14/2024
8.5/10
The latest film directed by Roman Polanski, Venus in Fur, is the fifth transposition of the novel The Venus of Furs (1870) in which a vision of the novel is presented that completely redefines it. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 08/05/2022
3.5/4
Charming, thought-provoking, and bound to incite conversation, Venus in Fur's greatest quality is that, through all of its devilish joys, Seigner and Amalric infuse the film with an unexpected depth of feeling. Go to Full Review
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thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 28 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Will B May 28 If you understand the power dynamics of Sub/Domme & love Film and Theatre this is the perfect movie. Intoxicating .Very clever writing about theatre too .Emmanuelle Seigner .... WOW!! See more May 7 A very shrewd way of using the process of creating a play to delve into the human psyche. A theater writer director and an actress engage in the power play between the sexes and self exploration. The characters switch back and forth between reality and make believe as they dominate and manipulate each other until the very end. See more Alec B 11/10/2023 I like that Polanski uses the confines of a two person play to his advantage rather than trying to expand the material for the film adaptation. The result is a claustrophobic thriller of sorts were suspense is derived not from danger, but from the ever so gradual upending of gender and sexual politics. See more 07/04/2020 This is an excellent adaptation of the play. If you like clever seesaws, you will love this clever seesaw. See more júlio a 06/19/2020 Mas que filmeeeeee absurdo de maravilhoso de bom. Só com 2 atores e nada leve o diálogo. Amei amei. Favorito fácil. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis An enigmatic actress (Emmanuelle Seigner) may have a hidden agenda when she auditions for a part in a misogynistic writer's (Mathieu Amalric) play.
Director
Roman Polanski
Producer
Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde
Screenwriter
David Ives, Roman Polanski, David Ives
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
RP Prods., Monolith Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 20, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$342.2K
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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