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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Alone in a Paris theater after a long day of auditioning actresses for his new play, writer-director Thomas (Mathieu Amalric) complains that no actress he’s seen has what it takes to play the lead female character: a woman who enters into an agreement with her male counterpart to dominate him as her slave. Thomas is about to leave the th...

Directed By: Roman Polanski

Written By: David Ives, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Roman Polanski

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 36 m

Venus in Fur

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
69
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 43 User Ratings
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Summary Alone in a Paris theater after a long day of auditioning actresses for his new play, writer-director Thomas (Mathieu Amalric) complains that no actress he’s seen has what it takes to play the lead female character: a woman who enters into an agreement with her male counterpart to dominate him as her slave. Thomas is about to leave the th...

Directed By: Roman Polanski

Written By: David Ives, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Roman Polanski

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
69
67% Positive
22 Reviews
30% Mixed
10 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
69
67% Positive
22 Reviews
30% Mixed
10 Reviews
3% Negative
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100
Jul 11, 2014
Wickedly smart and wickedly playful, Roman Polanski's adaptation of David Ives' Tony-nominated Venus in Fur works on so many levels, it's almost dizzying.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 20, 2014
Venus in Fur is both kinky and can pass as a form of self-flagellation. One additional, not-small thing: It allows him to demonstrate, with a minimum of means, his superb craftsmanship.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 43 User Ratings
7.0
74% Positive
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14% Mixed
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12% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 43 User Ratings
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74% Positive
32 Ratings
14% Mixed
6 Ratings
12% Negative
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75
Jul 11, 2014
This may not be Roman Polanski’s finest movie; it may not even be his best adaptation of a play. But it’s masterfully done in a way that does justice to its source material.
By Stephanie Merry FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 17, 2014
As slight as Venus feels, it’s just titillating enough to matter, just twisted enough — Really, casting your wife and a guy who looks like you? — to suggest that even in his 70s, even with virtually no budget, Polanski can deliver a compelling walk on the kinky side.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
67
Sep 3, 2014
Casting Seigner in the coveted role of Vanda in this adaptation of David Ives’ Tony-winning play may strike some as nepotistic (she’s married to director Polanski), but her performance stands on its own. It’s deliciously self-conscious.
By Steve Davis FULL REVIEW
58
Jul 5, 2014
The film has a creepy allure but, as movies featuring full-bore sexual gamesmanship often do, it wears thin.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
20
Jun 19, 2014
Polanski views things so mischievously that the naughtiness is neutered long before sniveling Thomas is tied to a pole. He’s a captive not only to Vanda, but also to all the dull, reductive mind games.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
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Production Company R.P. Productions, A.S. Films, Monolith Films
Release Date Jun 20, 2014
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.marsdistribution.com/film/la_venus_la_fourrure
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Awards

César Awards, France
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Lumiere Awards, France
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)
• 2 Nominations

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