Blind Venus (1941)
Synopsis
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."
Release Date: 1941-09-14
Runtime: 140 minutes
Director: Abel Gance
Top Cast
- Viviane Romance as Clarisse
- Georges Flamant as Madère
- Henri Guisol as Ulysse
- Lucienne Le Marchand as Gisèle
- Jean Aquistapace as Indigo
- Mary-Lou as Mireille
- Adrien Caillard as
- Philippe Grey as L'officier
- Gérard Landry as Gazul
- Géo Lecomte as Le quartier-maître
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