Delta of Venus(film)
| Delta of Venus | |
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| Directed by | Zalman King |
| Written by | Elisa M. Rothstein Patricia Louisianna Knop |
| Based on | Delta of Venus byAnaïs Nin |
| Produced by | Evzen Kolar |
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| Cinematography | Eagle Egilsson |
| Edited by | James Gavin Bedford Marc Grossman |
| Music by | George S. Clinton |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time | 99 minutes (102 minutes for NC-17 version) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $63,174[1] |
Delta of Venusis a 1994[2][3]Americaneroticdrama filmdirected byZalman Kingand starringAudie England,Costas Mandylor,andMarek Vašut.It is inspired by the posthumously published 1977 short story collectionDelta of VenusbyAnaïs Nin.NC-17andR-ratedversions of the film exist; the NC-17 rating is due to explicit sex.[4]TheDVDrelease contains both versions of the film. The film was released in June 1995 in the United States.
Plot[edit]
Set in Paris, France, in 1940 in the early days of World War II before the Germaninvasionand conquest of France, Elena Martin (Audie England) is a young American writer struggling to get by in Paris while searching for inspiration for her first novel. Elena meets and has a sordid affair with a fellow American expatriate named Lawrence Walters (Costas Mandylor). With some encouragement from her friends, her lover, and her publisher, Elena gets involved in nude modeling and progresses onward through many other forms of voyeuristic and participatory sexual adventures as she further researches for inspiration to write her book and become an author of erotic fiction.
Cast[edit]
- Audie Englandas Elena Martin
- Costas Mandyloras Lawrence Walters
- Eric Da Silva as Marcel
- Raven Snow as Leila
- Rory Campbell as Miguel
- Emma Louise Moore as Ariel
- Bernard Zette as Donald (as Zette)
- Marek Vasutas Luc
- Markéta Hrubesová as Bijou
- Daniel Leza as Pierre
- Stephen Halbert as Harry
- Dale Wyatt as Millicent
- Jirí Ded as Priest
- Valérie Zawadská as Landlady
- James Donahower as Bandleader
- Robert Davias The Collector
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbajeas The Clairvoyant (as Wale)
- Clive Revillas Radio Announcer (voice)
- Roberta Hanleyas Opium Den Proprietor
Background[edit]
The novel byAnaïs Ninon which the film is based is not autobiographical, nor does it have a frame narrative. The film imposes a frame-narrative about a "Nin-like" American who begins an affair with anotherexpatriateAmerican in pre–World War IIParis,and who writeserotic storiesthat represent her fantasies. Some of these stories/fantasies, based on those of Nin, are explored on-screen.
References[edit]
- ^"Delta of Venus (1995) - Box Office Mojo".www.boxofficemojo.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2014-08-26.Retrieved2014-08-23.
- ^"Delta of Venus Summary".All Movie.Archivedfrom the original on April 11, 2017.RetrievedJune 29,2017.
- ^"Delta of Venus".Hollywood.com. Archived fromthe originalon September 30, 2017.RetrievedJune 29,2017.
- ^"Delta of Venus (1994)".The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon May 17, 2014.RetrievedJuly 12,2014.
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