Delta of Venus (film)
| Delta of Venus | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Zalman King |
| Produced by | Evzen Kolar |
| Written by |
Elisa M. Rothstein Patricia Louisianna Knop |
| Based on | Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin |
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| Music by | George S. Clinton |
| Cinematography | Eagle Egilsson |
| Edited by |
James Gavin Bedford Marc Grossman |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
Release dates | June 9, 1995 |
Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $63,174[1] |
Delta of Venus is a 1995 American erotic drama film directed by Zalman King and starring Audie England, Costas Mandylor, and Marek Vašut. It inspired by the erotic story collection of the same name by Anaïs Nin. NC-17 and R-rated versions of the film exist; the NC-17 rating is due to explicit sex.[2] The DVD release contains both versions of the film.
Synopsis
Set in Paris, France in 1940 in the early days of World War II before the German invasion and 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
- Audie England ... Elena Martin
- Costas Mandylor ... Lawrence Walters
- Eric Da Silva ... Marcel
- Raven Snow ... Leila
- Rory Campbell ... Miguel
- Emma Louise Moore ... Ariel
- Bernard Zette ... Donald (as Zette)
- Marek Vasut ... Luc
- Markéta Hrubesová ... Bijou
- Daniel Leza ... Pierre
- Stephen Halbert ... Harry
- Dale Wyatt ... Millicent
- Jirí Ded ... Priest
- Valérie Zawadská ... Landlady
- James Donahower ... Bandleader
Background
The homonymous novel by Anaïs Nin in which the film is based is not autobiographical, nor does it have a frame narrative. The film, instead, has one, about a "Nin-like" American who begins an affair with another expatriate American in pre–World War II Paris, and who writes erotic stories that represent her fantasies. Some of these stories/fantasies, based on those of Nin, are explored on-screen.
References
- ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=deltaofvenus.htm
- ↑ "Delta of Venus (1994)". The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2014.