Venus im Pelz (2013)

Venus im Pelz: Directed by Roman Polanski. With Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu Amalric. An actress attempts to convince a director how she’s perfect for a role in his upcoming production.

“Since I had not been able to fully appreciate the recent Polanski works, this movie has been for me a big surprise. I especially disliked u0026quot;Carnageu0026quot; because I found it predictable, and therefore boring – and I know very well I was quite alone in my opinion, but still. For this reason, I was biased towards another movie from the same director featuring just a couple of characters secluded in an interior. But, eventually, I found u0026quot;Venusu0026quot; surprising and exciting (and please donu0026#39;t misunderstand: excitement entirely came out of surprise).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe script, apparently simple, is a jewel with many shining facets, a brilliant movie translation of a witty stageplay inspired by a meaningful and modern book. It is like a very complex choreography, a delicate and fragile thing, very easy to spoil unless the execution is perfect. But the great work of the director and of the actors have produced a real masterpiece that maintains a high level of tension and interest throughout his whole running time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThanks to the brilliant connections between literature, stage and reality, and thanks to the many things that remain unclear about the characteru0026#39;s real identities and motivations, this movie sounds much more like a question than like a an answer: some kind of Rorschach spot to test the opinion of the audience about the relationships between a man and a woman, between the lover and the beloved one. Go see it with an open mind, and you wonu0026#39;t be disappointed: even in a worst case scenario you will find an interesting piece of conversation, so anyhow your time will be well spent.”