Hes searching for a real woman, unlike the dozens of ingenues who. Venus in fur doesnt even try to play that game instead choosing to openly embrace the stage. Emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric in venus in fur roman polanski s venus in fur hit me like a breath of fresh air on the morning of my eleventh and final day of. Emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric some films fail to update their theatrical origins to the differing requirements of the big screen. This is after all the man who with repulsion gave cinema its first offscreen orgasm and literally depicted a horny devil in rosemarys baby. May 28, 20 emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric in venus in fur roman polanski s venus in fur hit me like a breath of fresh air on the morning of my eleventh and final day of the 20 cannes film festival. Thomas mathieu amalric has provided an epigraph to his play based on that novella. Jun 19, 2014 roman polanski tackles david ives venus in fur, about an actress emmanuelle seigner going headtohead with an arrogant director mathieu amalric. The strength of the book is in the its portrayal of masochism. Mathieu amalric plays thomas, a harassed and arrogant theatre. Mathieu amalric, emmanuelle seigner, roman polanksi.
It comes from the apocryphal book of judith and essentially tells of god punishing a certain man by delivering him into the hand of a woman. He is best known internationally for his performance as the lead villain in the james bond film quantum of solace, his performance in steven spielbergs munich, and for his role in the diving bell and the butterfly, for which he drew critical acclaim. The quote is the epigram on the playwithinafilm, an adaptation of venus in furs for the stage by playwright thomas mathieu amalric. Emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric in venus in fur. Roman polanski and the man who invented masochism film.
That proves not to be a detriment but, rather, a strength. Venus stars mathieu amalric and emmanuelle seigner. It isnt a dramatisation of venus in furs, the 1870 novel of sexual obsession. The play is a twocharacter affair, with an actress. Jeanne balibar actress, separated, two children filmography as director the blue room. Polanski ponders roleplaying in venus in fur movie.
The adapter, thomas mathieu amalric, is also directing, and has spent the day seeing and dismissing an endless parade of vapid young actresses. It stars emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric, the only actors in the film the film premiered in competition for the palme dor. Mathieu amalric biography, news, photos and videos. Jun 18, 2014 based on a david ives play, venus in fur stars mathieu amalric as thomas, a grumpy directorplaywright whos about to pack up after an unsatisfying day of auditions when an aspiring actress emmanuelle seigner who isnt on his calllist shows up, calling herself vanda, the same name as one of the lead characters in thomas theatrical. Venus in fur is a biting and wellperformed take on gender politics, even if it pulls it punches on occasion. This distinguished cast was supplemented by the young stage actors of the fledgling theater company colombe. Thomas, a director played by mathieu almaric, has been conducting auditions for his own faithful version of venus in fur rendering the german title, venus im pelz, in the singular is part of this. Roman polanskis film adaptation of venus in fur, stars his wife, emmanuelle. The only two characters are thomas novacheck mathieu amalric and vanda jourdain. This frenchlanguage adaptation of david ives play follows an actress trying to convince a director she is right for his new roman polanski to direct venus in fur. In the films press book, resnais says, in my films, im constantly looking for a theaterstyle language and musical. Roman polanskis new film is venus in fur, an adaptation of the stage play by david ives.
Emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric in roman polanskis venus in fur 20 this latter set piece is also connected to the films sense of the ominous and unpredictable. Late in the evening after a failed day of casting for the. May 23, 2014 thomas, a director played by mathieu almaric, has been conducting auditions for his own faithful version of venus in fur rendering the german title, venus im pelz, in the singular is part of this. This film adaptation of david ivess play will star emmanuelle seigner and louis garrel. It would be hard not to considering its adapted from david ives play of the same name that itself. Venus in fur achieves even greater resonance from the cheekiness of the casting. News and tagged cannes film festival, emmanuelle seigner, mathieu amalric, roman polanski, venus in fur comments trevor3985 may, 2016 6. Despite a classy cast, which includes charlotte gainsbourg and mathieu amalric alongside cotillard, arnaud desplechins cannes opener is a baffling mess. The play had its premiere offbroadway at the classic stage company in 2010 and on broadway in 2011. Venus in fur is a 20 french erotic drama film directed by roman polanski. Venus in fur opened offbroadway at the classic stage company on january, 2010. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Actress vanda emmanuelle seigner spars with director thomas mathieu amalric in roman polanskis venus in fur.
Mathieu amalric joins roman polanskis venus in fur. First look at roman polanskis cannes contender venus in. It stars emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric, the only actors in the film. Polanskis venus in fur is based on a play by the american david ives, who was himself inspired by sachermasochs novel. Mathieu amalric replaces louis garrel in roman polanskis.
This is a stage play and a film now about a stage director who is auditioning actresses for his own adaptation of the book venus in furs, and almost in despair of never finding the right one, allows a final audition to an outwardly trashy actress, who. Roman polanski moves another talky drama, venus in fur. Roman polanski, emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric. An actress attempts to convince a director how shes perfect for a role in his upcoming production. Mathieu amalric plays thomas, the scornful writerdirector of a new stage adaptation of sachermasochs venus. With the dark, empty theater and thunder and lightning storm moving in and out of the soundscape, there is a sense that something dreadful is about to happen. Mathieu amalric celebrity profile check out the latest mathieu amalric photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Vanda emmanuelle seigner, an actress who arrives for an audition after all of the other actresses have left, reads. Jul 04, 2014 venus stars mathieu amalric and emmanuelle seigner. Mathieu amalric, and emmanuelle seigner based on the tony awardwinning broadway play by david ives, which it. Based on the tony awardwinning broadway play by david ives, venus in fur is the latest film from master filmmaker roman polanski.
Based on a david ives play, venus in fur stars mathieu amalric as thomas, a grumpy directorplaywright whos about to pack up after an unsatisfying day of auditions when an aspiring actress emmanuelle seigner who isnt on his calllist shows up, calling herself vanda, the same name as one of the lead characters in thomas theatrical. Roman polanski, emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric arrives at venus in fur premiere during the 66th annual cannes film festival at grand theatre lumiere on may 25, 20 in cannes, france. May 11, 2014 and venus in fur coadapted from the original play with author david ives is solid, psychosexual polanski stomping ground. Mathieu amalric replaces louis garrel in roman polanskis venus in fur. Based on the play by david ives who cowrote the screenplay, venus in fur never shakes its stagebound origins. Alone in a paris theater after a long day of auditioning actresses for his new play, writerdirector thomas mathieu amalric complains that no actress hes seen has what it takes to play the lead female character. Thomas, a playwright and firsttime stage director mathieu amalric, is having a hard time finding the right leading lady for his adaptation of venus in fur, an 1870 novel about a love affair. An excellent mathieu amalric, nervy as thomas, looks quite eerily like the young polanski. Venus in fur is a twoperson play by david ives set in modern new york city. Theater director mathieu amalric and actress emmanuelle. With the film opening in the uk this weekend, theres a new uk trailer for the movie, which features emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric. Roman polanskis latest film venus in fur is a movie about sexual. Diving bell and the butterfly star, and erstwhile bond villain, mathieu amalric has boarded roman polanskis venus in fur.
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