Venus in Furs (1969 Dallamano film)

Venus in Furs
Directed by Massimo Dallamano
Produced by Alfredo Leone (uncredited)
Starring Laura Antonelli
Régis Vallée
Music by Gian Piero Reverberi
Cinematography Sergio D'Offizi

Venus in Furs (Italian: Venere in pelliccia) is a 1969 Italian erotic drama film directed by Massimo Dallamano. Based on the novel Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the film was first released in 1969 in Germany under the title Venuz im pelz.[1] In Italy the film did not passed the censorship examination because of the sex scenes deemed too rough and all attempts to overcome the censorship's remarks, with various cut versions, were unsuccessful.[1] The film was eventually released in 1973 under the title Venere nuda but even this cut version was confiscated after a few days for contempt of decency.[1][2] In 1975 the film was finally released in Italian cinemas under the title Le malizie di Venere, in a heavily censored version which was altered by a new editing and by the introduction of new scenes filmed by Paolo Heusch, which turned the film plot into a giallo.[1] The new title was a specific reference to the Laura Antonelli's box office success of two years before Malizia.[1]

Synopsis

Based on the infamous novel by Leopold Sacher-Masoch this fine film follows the perverted passions of a young couple as Severin watches the beautiful Wanda writhing naked amongst furs. His disturbing peeping tomism triggers off a whirlpool of emotions due to a childhood episode which punishes voyeurism with pain.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.
  2. ↑ Stefano Piselli, Riccardo Morocchi. Sexy heroine - erotic heroines in movies. Glittering images, 2003.

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