Black VenusDirected by Abdellatif Kechiche
Produced by mk2
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 2 h 39 min
Rating restrictions : Under 12
French release : 27/10/2010
Production year : 2010
DirectorActorsSynopsisParis, 1817, within the Académie Royale de Médecine. "I've never seen a human head that so closely resembles a monkey's." Anatomist Georges Cuvier is categorical when looking at the cast made of Saartjie Baartman's body. A panel of distinguished colleagues applauds the demonstration. Seven years earlier, Saartjie left South Africa with her master Caezar and was exhibited to the London public in carnival freakshows. A free and fettered woman, she was the icon of the lower depths, the "Hottentot Venus" promised the mirage of a glittering rise in the world... Production photos (7)
Posters gallery (4)Press book (2)Production and distributionAssociate production company : mk2
Co-production : France 2 Cinéma
Film export/Foreign Sales : mk2
French distribution : mk2
Full creditsExecutive Producers : Marin Karmitz, Nathanaël Karmitz, Charles Gillibert
Line Producer : Claire Dornoy
Screenwriter : Abdellatif Kechiche
Directors of Photography : Lubomir Bakchev, Sofian El Fani
Sound Recordists : Nicolas Waschkowski, Jean-Paul Hurier
Press Attachés (film) : Monica Donati, Anne-Charlotte Gilard
Editors : Camille Toubkis, Ghalya Lacroix, Laurent Rouan
Assistant Editor : Mathilde Cousin
Production Designers : Florian Sanson, Mathieu Menut
Casting : Anne Frémiot, Monya Galbi
Costume Designer : Fabio Perrone
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Production language : French, English, Afrikaans, Dutch
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2010
French release : 27/10/2010
Runtime : 2 h 39 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 122.112
Visa issue date : 25/10/2010
Approval : Yes
Production formats :
35mm
Screening format :
- 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : Dolby SRD
Other website : www.venusnoire-lefilm.com
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