Black Venus (2010 film)
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Directed by | Abdellatif Kechiche |
Written by | Abdellatif Kechiche Ghalya Laroix |
Produced by | Charles Gillibert Nathanaël Karmitz Marin Karmitz |
Starring | Yahima Torres Olivier Gourmet |
Cinematography | Lubomir Bakchev |
Production company | MK2 |
Distributed by | MK2 |
Release dates |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
Countries | France Belgium Tunisia |
Languages | French English Afrikaans |
Black Venus (
Khoikhoi woman who in the early 19th century was exhibited in Europe under the name "Hottentot Venus".[1] The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival,[2] where it was awarded the Equal Opportunity Award.[3]
Plot
Paris 1815, the Royal Academy of Medicine. "I have never seen a human head so similar to that of an ape". Standing by a moulded cast of Saartjie Baartman's body, anatomist
Hottentot Venus
" became an icon in the slums, destined to be sacrificed in the pursuit of a shimmering vision of prosperity.
Cast
- Sarah Baartman
- Andre Jacobs as Caezar
- Olivier Gourmet as Réaux, le forain
- Elina Löwensohn as Jeanne
- François Marthouret as Georges Cuvier
- Jean-Christophe Bouvet as Mercailler
- Jonathan Pienaar as Alexander Dunlop
- Phillip Schurer as Peter Wageninger
- Ralph Amoussou as Harry
Reception
Black Venus holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews.[4]
References
- ^ "Vénus noire". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Venezia 67". labiennale.org. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Pari Opportunità a Venus Noire". Il Sole 24 Ore. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Black Venus (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links
- Black Venus at IMDb
- Black Venus at Rotten Tomatoes