Blind Venus

Blind Venus (1941)

Released: 1941-09-14 Duration: 2hr 20min
Genres: Drama Romance
Rating 6.1

Overview

Vénus aveugle (Blind Venus) is a 1941 French film melodrama, directed by Abel Gance, and one of the first films to be undertaken in France during the German occupation. Although the film is not set in any specified period, Gance wanted it to be seen as relevant to the contemporary situation in France. He wrote, "...La Vénus aveugle is at the crossroads of reality and legend... The heroine ... gradually sinks deeper and deeper into despair. Only when she has reached the bottom of the abyss does she encounter the smile of Providence that life reserves for those who have faith in it, and she can then go serenely back up the slope towards happiness. If I have been able to show in this film that elevated feelings are the only force that can triumph over Fate, then my efforts will not have been in vain."

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Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language fr
Popularity 0.788

Directed By

Abel Gance

Crew

Director
Abel Gance
Writer
Abel Gance
Set Decoration
Paul Bertrand
Set Decoration
Henri Mahé
Director of Photography
Henri Alekan
Director of Photography
Léonce-Henri Burel
Original Music Composer
Raoul Moretti
Director of Photography
Tahar Hannache

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