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 furs song, by the velvet underground a song by electric wizard, from the album black masses. Two people with help of some friends explore their sexuality. A song by electric wizard, from the album black masses. Venus in furs is a 1969 italian supernatural erotic thriller film directed by jesus franco and starring james darren. Le film venus in furs 1969 vostfr admin 20170528t22. A multilayered beautifully shot erotic film in which the boundaries between fantasy and reality are constantly transgressed. Venus in furs 1967 a dozing shoe salesman shep wild enters a lurid fantasy world in which he imagines making love to many women. The lameass softcore ghost story with the twilight zone style twist ending i saw seems to be at odds with the ultra cool surreal film the rest of flixster saw. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The story of severin and wanda, young lovers who entangle in a passionate and strangely violent love affair, in which masochism plays the lead role. Venus in furs was my second franco film, 12 years ago, and my first revisit now. Find movie and film cast and crew information for venus in furs 1967 joe marzano on allmovie.
Start of the project gutenberg ebook venus in furs produced by avinash kothare, tom allen, tiffany vergon, charles aldarondo, charles franks and the online distributed proofreading team. Venus in furs is definitely not a film for everyone and even for arthouse lovers, it feels a bit incomplete and emotionally distant. The site of the courtroom used in the film will get a few laughs. It stars emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric, the only actors in the film. Venus in furs 1967 directed by joseph marzano stars barbara ellen.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. 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. Then, into the room walks a woman who looks like wanda, the murder victim. Female mistress and male slave caught in a circle of tension. Trailers for two fetishistic exploitation films from 1967. The script was written by marzano and ellen, suggested by the. Venus in furs was part of love, the first volume of the series. The story of severin and wanda, young lovers who entangle in a passionate and strangely violent love affair, in. He falls asleep while reading venus in furs and dreams of venus herself, speaking.
A dozing shoe salesman shep wild enters a lurid fantasy. Severin contracts himself as servant, housekeeper and lover, while wanda learns to enjoy her role as torturer. If you enjoyed lost highway, siesta or any russ meyer film, youll more than likely enjoy venus in furs. May 05, 20 directed by jesus franco produced by harry alan towers written by milo g. Venus in furs 1967 joe marzano cast and crew allmovie. The segments were produced and directed by the students in the spring 2015 narrative filmmaking class. Subscribe to exclusive media for all the latest trailers and movie clips while working in rio, a jazz musician becomes fascinated with. Story sequence not altogether clear here as pouty olga margaret lee approaches alluring wanda maria rohm, displeasing trumpeter jimmy james darren in jess francos venus in furs, 1970. The novel was to be part of an epic series that sachermasoch envisioned called legacy of cain. A muscular hunk works selling shoes, but has a very overactive imagination. Read the full synopsis of venus in furs, 1967, directed by joe marzano, with elinore, shep wild, stephanie smyth, at turner classic movies. Overview of venus in furs, 1967, directed by joe marzano, with elinore, shep wild, stephanie smyth, at turner classic movies.
When the murders begin, the only motive seems to be revenge from beyond the grave. The venus in furs, a fictional band created for the 1998 movie velvet goldmine. Rita, a singer, invites him to live with her and helps him recover his equilibrium. Western edge theatres production of david ives venus in fur. Aug, 2014 subscribe to exclusive media for all the latest trailers and movie clips while working in rio, a jazz musician becomes fascinated with. Purely through casting, roman polanski doubles down on the personal and makes the playwithinaplay narrative structure of venus in fur a more twisty hall of mirrors than it appears on the page. Venus in furs is a 1967 sexploitation film, directed by joe marzano, and starring barbara ellen. Graham cousins, mauricio gonzalezaranda, emma michalak, chanyoung park, patrick rooney, hawa sako, grayson shepperd, jack thornton, roxana turcanu, and. This is the feature length film made out of ten different segments strung togetherbased on the play venus in fur by david ives. Venus in fur clip annihilate me hd ifc films youtube. The title and character names in francos original script were changed to the novels for commercial reasons. Adapted by the director and david ives from the latters 2010 stage play of the same name, the film stars emmanuelle seigner as vanda, a brassy, still struggling but no longer young actress with a. He also stares at women on the subway and imagines kissing and making love to them.
Based on the infamous novel by leopold sachermasoch this fine film follows the perverted passions of a young couple as severin watches the beautiful wanda writhing naked amongst furs. Dalis expansive artistic repertoire included film, sculpture, and photography, at times in collaboration with a range of artists in a variety of media. Venus in furs of this book, intended for private circulation, only 1225 copies have been printed, and type afterward distributed. 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. A musician finds the corpse of a beautiful woman on the beach. Venus in furs is peak franco, at an intersection of coherency and incoherency, dreams, hard boiled noir, jazz, art, sexual obsession, rio and istanbul. Venus in furs fron 1967 is a seductive looking black and white film. One day, a woman named venus enters the club, and is a dead ringer for wanda reed.
With james darren, barbara mcnair, maria rohm, klaus kinski. With barbara ellen, shep wild, yolanda signorelli, janet banzet. James darren and barbara mcnair in venus in furs 1969 james darren and maria rohm in venus in. Petersburg, russia 1996 awarded by australian society of cinematography. Venus in fur is a 20 french erotic drama film directed by roman polanski. Look for handsome klaus kinski as a sort of rich turk aristocrat into bizarre kink. Graham cousins, mauricio gonzalezaranda, emma michalak, chanyoung park, patrick rooney, hawa sako, grayson shepperd, jack thornton, roxana turcanu, and najia. Venus in furs 1969 made at a time when exploitation films could occasionally cross over to the art film market or dabble in visual or narrative experimentation that would be unthinkable now, venus in furs 1969, aka paroxismus is that rarity, a hypnotic, dreamlike tale that merges elements of a softcore grindhouse feature with avantgarde techniques and a touch of the surreal. The making of an underground film, a report about piero heliczers film venus in furs, with the velvet underground performing heroin, heliczer joining in on saxophone was broadcasted on december 31, 1965 in the cbs walter cronkite show. It is based on the play of the same name by american playwright david ives, which. The film has been released on dvd by something weird video in the us. It is basically an exploration of masochism, sadism, love, control and lack of control. Obsessed with the novel, a meek shoe salesman gets lost during a weekend retreat within the surreal world of marnas country mansion.
Cuccia carlo fadda jesus franco bruno leder malvin wald starring james darren music by mike hugg manfred mann stu. Adapted by the director and david ives from the latters 2010 stage play of the same name, the film. Both were made in new york and share the same personnel. Contains foot fetishism, animal role playing, and other oddities. Find movie and film cast and crew information for venus in furs. Jan 05, 2010 venus in furs 1969 directed by jesus franco. Nov 23, 2015 a multilayered beautifully shot erotic film in which the boundaries between fantasy and reality are constantly transgressed. The first film inspired by the famous sachermasoch novel. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of renaissance masters. Venus in furs 1967 cast and crew a dozing shoe salesman shep wild enters a lurid fantasy world in which he imagines making love to many women.
The woman returns from the dead to take revenge on the group of wealthy sadists responsible for her death. See the full list of venus in furs cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. His disturbing peeping tomism triggers off a whirlpool of emotions due to a childhood episode which punishes voyeurism with pain. Story sequence not altogether clear here as pouty olga margaret lee approaches alluring wanda maria rohm, displeasing trumpeter jimmy james darren in jess francos venus in furs, 1970 view the tcmdb entry for venus in furs 1969. Venus in furs 1967 is a drama movie starring barbara ellen and shep wild. The framing story concerns a man who dreams of speaking to venus about love while she wears furs. His bestknown work, the persistence of memory, was completed in august 1931. Francos film is a surreal supernatural erotic thriller about unattainable love and. In istanbul, a jazz trumpeter pulls the murdered body of a young woman from the surf. The director does a very good job creating a dreamlike quality to the film but things get pretty boring pretty fast.
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