Venus in Furs (1969 Franco film)

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Venus in Furs
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed byJesús Franco
Written by
Produced byHarry Alan Towers
Starring
CinematographyAngelo Lotti
Edited by
  • Henry Batista
  • Michael Pozen
Music by
Production
companies
  • Cinematografica Associati (CI.AS.)
  • Terra-Filmkunst
  • Towers of London Productions
Distributed by
Release date
  • 19 August 1969 (1969-08-19)
Running time
86 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • West Germany
LanguageEnglish

Venus in Furs (Italian: Paroxismus - Può una morta rivivere per amore?, German: Schwarzer Engel) is a 1969 Italian supernatural erotic thriller film directed by Jesús Franco and starring James Darren.[1]

The film (also known as Paroxismus and Black Angel) bears only a superficial resemblance to the 1870 Venus in Furs novel by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. The title and character names in Franco's original script were changed to the novel's for commercial reasons. Franco's film is a surreal supernatural erotic thriller about unattainable love and how far one is willing to go for the person they desire. It is not a study in masochism as the novel is.[2]

Premise

James Darren plays a jazz musician who becomes obsessed to the point of madness with the mysterious fur-clad Wanda, then finds her dead body washed up on the beach.

Cast

Reception

The New York Times gave Venus in Furs a negative review on its initial release, stating that the film "features much inept fancy moviemaking (including echoes of "La Dolce Vita" and even "Vertigo"), some semi-nudity, and virtually endless confusion".[3] Glenn Erickson was more positive.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Greenspun, Roger. "New York Times: Venus in Furs". NY Times. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  2. ^ Firsching, Robert. "Venus in Furs > Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  3. ^ Greenspun, Roger (10 September 1970). "Venus in Furs (1969) The Screen: 2 Rated 'R':'Swappers' Shares Bill With 'Venus in Furs'". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  4. ^ Erickson, Glenn (27 March 2005). "DVD Savant Review: Venus in Furs". Retrieved 29 January 2014.

External links

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