Too bad it isnt a wickeder, subtler, more imaginative movie. It stars emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric, the only actors in the film. Venus in fur will be a frenchlanguage project and will star polanski s wife emmanuelle seigner and louis garrel. Roman polanski moves another talky drama, venus in fur, from. Amalric, who bears a faint resemblance to a young polanski, makes thomas a. In fur is the latest film from master filmmaker roman polanski. The directors wife gains the whip hand in his smart adaptation of the erotic classic. Before you even start watching roman polanskis venus in fur. Polanskis venus in fur a playful work by paris, barry. Olivier delcroix writes in le figaro that venus s furs are fake and will not fool anyone in the jury, while jacques mandelbaum writes in le monde that venus in fur is an admirable movie, inventive, sparkling with intelligence, insolence, and courage. Apr 04, 2014 venus in fur official us trailer 2014 roman polanski movie hd an actress attempts to convince a director how shes perfect for a role in his upcoming production. Jun 19, 2014 roman polanski tackles david ives venus in fur, about an actress emmanuelle seigner going headtohead with an arrogant director mathieu amalric. It is based on the play of the same name by american playwright david ives, which.
Roman polanski was the weekends star addition, though that wasnt hard. Roman polanski to direct film adaptation of broadway hit. I have to be much better than another actress because im his wife. The time duration of the film venus in fur 20 is 96 min. Polanskis venus in fur is based on a play by the american david ives, who was himself inspired by sachermasochs novel. Jun 22, 2014 roman polanski was the weekends star addition, though that wasnt hard. Venus in fur works where the facile carnage largely didnt because the play itself is something of a delighta straightforward but sharply comic twofer about roleplaying and controlbased relationships be they artistic, romantic, or otherwise. A francepolish rp productions monolith films coproduction. The album features the films original score composed and conducted by alexandre desplat the kings speech, argo who previously worked together with the director on the ghost writer and carnage. The play had its premiere offbroadway at the classic stage company in 2010 and on broadway in 2011. Roman polanski revels in recounting the story of how he met his wife, actress emmanuelle seigner, to whom he has been married for 25 years, and who is the mother of his two children.
Venus in furs of this book, intended for private circulation, only 1225 copies have been printed, and type afterward distributed. Apr 09, 2014 roman polanski revels in recounting the story of how he met his wife, actress emmanuelle seigner, to whom he has been married for 25 years, and who is the mother of his two children. Roman polanskis venus in fur to open italys ischia. Venus in fur is essentially a weightless skit, a parody of those hoary old archetypes of man and woman, and perhaps of polanski s own body of work as well. The camera winds down a long parisian boulevard, passing trees and streetlights in a frenzy, before arcing right and blowing through the doors of the theater like a strong gust of wind. An actress attempts to convince a director how shes perfect for a role in his upcoming.
Venus in fur is essentially a weightless skit, a parody of those hoary old archetypes of man and woman, and perhaps of polanskis own body of work as well. That source is the play venus in fur, a twohander that debuted on broadway in 2011 and received plenty of attention, not to mention a best actress tony award for its star, nina arianda. This is a stage play and a film now about a stage director who is auditioning actresses for his own adaptation of the book venus in furs, and almost in despair of never finding the right one, allows a final audition to an outwardly trashy actress, who. Polanskis second stage adaptation in a row after carnage is a two. Polanski plans venus in fur adaptation movies empire. Its not hard to guess why roman polanski was moved to make a film of david ivess brilliantly silly play venus in fur. Olivier delcroix writes in le figaro that venuss furs are fake and will not fool anyone in the jury, while jacques mandelbaum writes in le monde that venus in fur is an admirable movie, inventive, sparkling with intelligence, insolence, and courage. The book inspired venus in fur, a 2010 play set in the modern day by david ives, which had its offbroadway premiere at the classic stage company in new york city starring nina arianda and wes bentley. Alone in a paris theatre after a long day of auditioning actresses for the lead role in his new play, writerdirector thomas mathieu amalric. Venus in fur clip annihilate me hd ifc films youtube. Venus in fur official us trailer 2014 roman polanski. The only two characters are thomas novacheck mathieu amalric and vanda jourdain. Alone in a paris theater after a long day of auditioning actresses for his. Venus in fur us trailer 2014 roman polanski movie hd.
Roman polanskis venus in furs excellent rotten tomatoes rating. Venus in fur official uk trailer 2014 roman polanski movie hd an actress attempts to convince a director how shes perfect for a role in his upcoming production. Venus in fur soundtrack released film music reporter. Emmanuelle seigner on roman polanskis venus in fur. At 80, roman polanski shows no signs of slowing down. Venus in fur will be a frenchlanguage project and will star polanskis wife emmanuelle seigner and louis garrel. Jun 20, 2014 venus in fur youd be hard pressed to imagine a more seemingly perfect match of director and material than roman polanski and venus in fur. Venus in fur opened offbroadway at the classic stage company on january, 2010. Thomas, eager to get home to his fiancee and frustrated by the actresses. So venus in fur takes about 90 minutes to show about 90 consecutive minutes in the lives of thomas and vanda, and while the two talk almost nonstopsometimes reciting lines from the play, sometimes arguing about the meaning of the playpolanski and his cast frequently pepper in moments of silence, to change the energy or to signal a segue.
Venus, adapted by polanski and david ives from ives play, stars. Venus in fur blurs the lines between character, actor. Polanski has apparently decided to this to fill time while he waits for another gestating project to be ready. With the film opening in the uk this weekend, theres a new uk trailer for the movie, which features. Roman polanskis venus in furs excellent rotten tomatoes. Venus in fur goes behind the scenes at an audition, where a man and a woman blur the lines between fantasy and reality, seduction and power. In venus in fur, polanski adapts a sexually charged play. Thats the lesson of venus in fur, director roman polanskis frisky and taut film adaptation of the 2010 play by david ives that brought kink back to broadway way before kinky boots. Emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric in venus in fur. It stars emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric, the only actors in the film the film premiered in competition for the palme dor. Jul 10, 2014 that source is the play venus in fur, a twohander that debuted on broadway in 2011 and received plenty of attention, not to mention a best actress tony award for its star, nina arianda.
In a general way, we can see where the story is headed put it this way. Youd be hard pressed to imagine a more seemingly perfect match of director and material than roman polanski and venus in fur. Venus in fur official uk trailer 2014 roman polanski. Roman polanski selfflagellates with venus in fur vulture. Roman polanskis venus in fur, starring his wife emmanuelle seigner opposite mathieu amalric as an actress and director embroiled in a racy, pschological battle of the sexes, will open this year. Venus in fur is polanskis latest film debut and has an excellent rating on rotten tomatoes, scoring 88% from the critics as of today. 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. Roman polanski to direct venus in fur this fall, emmanuelle. Roman polanskis film adaptation of venus in fur, stars his wife. Be careful not just what you wish for but what role you audition for. Reading venus in fur, i realized the moment had arrived.
David ives play venus in fur is a twohander, set in a theatre, about a director auditioning an actress for a play based on a novel a tricksy. Roman polanskis new film is venus in fur, an adaptation of the stage play by david ives. Based on the tony awardwinning broadway play by david ives, venus in fur is the latest film from master filmmaker roman polanski. Polanskis second stage adaptation in a row after carnage is a. Jun 19, 2014 emmanuelle seigner on roman polanski s venus in fur.
Roman polanski and the man who invented masochism film. Polanskis venus in fur to open paris cinema news screen. The soundtrack is now available to download on amazon. Adapted by the director and david ives from the latters 2010 stage play of the same name, the film. Download online movies 24 shows the viewer the information, trailer, watch and downloadable option of the movie venus in fur 20 as per viewer demand. Nov 29, 20 venus in fur is polanski s latest film debut and has an excellent rating on rotten tomatoes, scoring 88% from the critics as of today. Be careful of finding the perfect actress to play the lead in venus in fur the play within the david ives play that earned a 2011 tony nomination and has now been turned into a. In venus in fur, polanski adapts a sexually charged play the. Like his 2011 feature carnage, roman polanskis venus in fur is adapted from a play this time by david ives.
Roman polanski has flirted with taboo sexual tensions on film and off screen. Excellent acting by emmanuelle seigner polanskis wife and amalric. Venus in fur movie clip annihilate me 2014 roman polanski movie hd duration. Sep 20, 2012 reading venus in fur, i realized the moment had arrived. Venus in fur official us trailer 2014 roman polanski movie hd an actress attempts to convince a director how shes perfect for a role in his upcoming production. In his latest film, venus in fur, polanski directs what could be both a mea culpa and homage to his female muses, embodied by none other than his wife emmanuelle seigner. Venus in fur is a twoperson play by david ives set in modern new york city. Venus in fur alone in a paris theater after a long day of auditioning actresses for his new play, writerdirector thomas mathieu amalric, the diving bell and the butterfly is distraught that no one has what it takes to play the lead female character. Venus in fur is a 20 french erotic drama film directed by roman polanski. Jun 17, 2012 venus in fur goes behind the scenes at an audition, where a man and a woman blur the lines between fantasy and reality, seduction and power, love and sex. Roman polanski tackles david ives venus in fur, about an actress emmanuelle seigner going headtohead with an arrogant director mathieu amalric. 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. She is vanda emmanuelle seigner, the source of this roving pov, and shes come, fashionably late, to audition for a role.
Polanski s venus in fur is based on a play by the american david ives, who was himself inspired by sachermasochs novel. This is the feature length filmmade out of ten different segments strung togetherbased on the play venus in fur by david ives. His latest, venus in fur, finds him, like his 2011 effort carnage, adapting a stage play for the. The play, venus in fur, is an adaptation of an 1870 novel by the austrian author. But its also a tribute to seigner, who seizes the gift of a role that allows her to be sexy. Venus in fur is a film about a theatre director who adapts the novel by the same name. 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. The segments were produced and directed by the students in the spring 2015 narrative filmmaking class. 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. Roman polanski talks his life and career, venus in fur. 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.
Thats the lesson of venus in fur, director roman polanskis frisky and taut film adaptation of the 2010 play by david ives that brought kink back. Jun 20, 2014 venus in fur, roman polanskis nimble film adaptation of the play by david ives, might provoke a lively postviewing argument. Roman polanski moves another talky drama, venus in fur. Venus in fur nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. Venus in fur is a drama film directed by roman polanski which is probably released on june 20th, 2014. 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. The segments were produced and directed by the students in the spring 2015 narrative. Venus in fur does outstay its welcome somewhat in the final act, almost to the point of giving the audience a bit too much in what polanski or perhaps, ives considers to be payoff. The stage version of venus in fur garnered a tony nomination for best play, and.
Venus in fur, roman polanskis nimble film adaptation of the play by david ives, might provoke a lively postviewing argument. Based entirely inside a parisian theater sans some dolly shots that show its exterior in the films beginning and end, venus in fur is an adaptation david ives play of. Apr 04, 2014 venus in fur us trailer 2014 roman polanski movie hd. Roman polanski talks his life and career, venus in fur and. Graham cousins, mauricio gonzalezaranda, emma michalak, chanyoung park, patrick rooney, hawa sako, grayson shepperd, jack thornton, roxana turcanu, and najia. Along the way we get to know their histories, their kinks, their fears and yearnings.