Venus in Furs (1969 Franco film)

Venus in Furs
	Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jesús Franco
Produced by	Harry Alan Towers
Written by	Milo G. Cuccia; Carlo Fadda; Jesús Franco; Bruno Leder; Malvin Wald;
Starring	James Darren; Maria Rohm; Barbara McNair; Klaus Kinski; Dennis Price; Margaret Lee; Paul Muller;
Music by	Mike Hugg; Manfred Mann; Stu Phillips;
Cinematography	Angelo Lotti
Edited by	Henry Batista; Michael Pozen;
Production; company	Cinematografica Associati (CI.AS.); Terra-Filmkunst; Towers of London Productions;
Distributed by	Commonwealth United Entertainment (1969, original); American International Pictures (1970) (USA);
Release date	19 August 1969;
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Italy; West Germany;
Language	English

Venus in Furs (Italian: Paroxismus - Può una morta rivivere per amore?, German: Schwarzer Engel) is a 1969 Italian supernatural erotic thriller film directed by Jesús Franco and starring James Darren.[1]

The film (also known as Paroxismus and Black Angel) bears only a superficial resemblance to the 1870 Venus in Furs novel by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. The title and character names in Franco's original script were changed to the novel's for commercial reasons. Franco's film is a surreal supernatural erotic thriller about unattainable love and how far one is willing to go for the person they desire. It is not a study in masochism as the novel is.[2]

Premise

James Darren plays a jazz musician who becomes obsessed to the point of madness with the mysterious fur-clad Wanda, then finds her dead body washed up on the beach.

Cast

James Darren as Jimmy Logan
Barbara McNair as Rita
Maria Rohm as Wanda Reed
Klaus Kinski as Ahmed Kortobawi
Dennis Price as Percival Kapp
Margaret Lee as Olga
Adolfo Lastretti as Insp. Kaplan (as Aldo Lastretti)
Jesús Franco as jazz musician (uncredited)
Manfred Mann as jazz musician (uncredited)
Paul Muller as Hermann (uncredited)

Reception

The New York Times gave Venus in Furs a negative review on its initial release, stating that the film "features much inept fancy moviemaking (including echoes of "La Dolce Vita" and even "Vertigo"), some semi-nudity, and virtually endless confusion".[3] Glenn Erickson was more positive.[4]

References

Greenspun, Roger. "New York Times: Venus in Furs". NY Times. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
Firsching, Robert. "Venus in Furs > Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
Greenspun, Roger (10 September 1970). "Venus in Furs (1969) The Screen: 2 Rated 'R':'Swappers' Shares Bill With 'Venus in Furs'". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
Erickson, Glenn (27 March 2005). "DVD Savant Review: Venus in Furs". Retrieved 29 January 2014.

External links

Venus in Furs at IMDb

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[NY_Times-1] Greenspun, Roger. "New York Times: Venus in Furs". NY Times. Retrieved 24 October 2008.

[2] Firsching, Robert. "Venus in Furs > Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved 18 July 2009.

[3] Greenspun, Roger (10 September 1970). "Venus in Furs (1969) The Screen: 2 Rated 'R':'Swappers' Shares Bill With 'Venus in Furs'". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 18 July 2009.

[4] Erickson, Glenn (27 March 2005). "DVD Savant Review: Venus in Furs". Retrieved 29 January 2014.