Underplayed Gems

Venus in Furs (1969)

Venus in Furs poster
Original title
Le malizie di Venere
Directed by
Massimo Dallamano
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, Italy
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
R
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man becomes obsessed with a woman resembling a character from a novel. Their relationship explores power and submission.

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What happens

Venus in Furs (Italian: Venere in pelliccia) (also known as Devil in the Flesh) 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 Venus im Pelz. In Italy, the film did not pass 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. 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. 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. The new title was a specific reference to lead actress Laura Antonelli's box-office success in Malizia (1973). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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