Blind Venus

Blind Venus (1941)

Vénus aveugle

Clarisse (aka 'Venus') learns that she will go blind in a year or two .Although pregnant by her lover, Madère, she pretends she's cheated and he leaves her. Madère owns a boat, Le Tapageur. While Venus' friends try to bring eyesight to the blind and they take her to an imaginary voyage on Le Tapageur; her crippled sister describes for her the 'landscapes' of the countries they 'visit'.

Date of release
1941-09-14
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (8)
Runtime
2h 24m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Abel Gance

Casting

Interesting facts

Vénus aveugle 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.

Production

Filming began on 11 November 1940 and continued through the winter into 1941. Gance's assistant director was Edmond T. Gréville, and cinematography was by Léonce-Henri Burel with Henri Alekan as his assistant. In addition to the material difficulties that any film-making of that period underwent, the production was troubled by a disagreement between Viviane Romance and Sylvie Gance (the wife of Abel Gance), which became so severe that they refuse…

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