Le malizie di Venere (1969)

Director:

Massimo Dallamano

Writers:

Inge Hilger (writer)
Fabio Massimo (writer)

Release Date:

26 November 1969 (West Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

What's the worst thing a man could do to a woman? ... WRONG!

Plot:

Based on the infamous novel by Leopold Sacher-Masoch this fine film follows the perverted passions of...

Plot Keywords:

Voyeurism | Dominatrix | Sex | Taboo Sex | Erotica

Cast

Laura Antonelli	...	Wanda
Régis Vallée	...	Severin
Loren Ewing	...	Bruno (as Ewing Loren)
Renate Kasché	...	Gracia
Werner Pochath	...	Manfred
Mady Rahl	...	Helga
Wolf Ackva	...	Bailiff
Peter Heeg	...	Psychiatrist
Josil Raquel	...	Carmen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Kroll	...	Painter
Fred Newman	...	Gardener

Also Known As:

Venus in Furs (International: English title)
Devil in the Flesh (USA)
Fire in the Flesh (USA) (informal English title)
Venere nuda (Italy)
Venus im Pelz (West Germany)
El placer de Venus (Spain) [es]
Kiihottava kosketus (Finland) [fi]
Vénus en fourrure (France) [fr]

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

West Germany | Switzerland | Italy

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 (re-rating) (2003) | UK:18 | Norway:(Banned) (1970-2003) (cinema release)

Company:

Roxy Films

Trivia:

It was filmed in 1969 just for the German market like Paroxismus (1969). In 1973 it was realized in Italy for the first time and immediately confiscated by the authorities. In 1975 it was realized again in Italy but after cutting all the sex scenes, substituted by plotless judicial scenes.

A good idea, but that's about all

This potentially interesting film falls flat mainly due to a VERY leisurely pace that sucks the life out of the movie. Instead, we are left with a somewhat kinky, rarely entertaining movie that probably could have been much better with a few adjustments. This film may prove to be of some interest to those who have seen other films named "Venus In Furs", and it is a pleasant distraction for fans of the gorgeous Laura Antonelli, but it would prove to be of little interest to anyone else.