Delta of Venus

Delta of Venus (1995)

In 1939, Elena went to Paris searching for her voice as a writer. What she found was her voice as a woman.

A struggling American writer and a fellow American expatriate begin a sordid affair among the chaos and discord of 1940 Paris, France on the brink of World War II.

Date of release
1995-06-09
TMDB
4.4 / 10 (53)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Zalman King

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Delta of Venus
  • Filmed in: Paris and Prague

Delta of Venus is a 1994 American erotic drama film directed by Zalman King and starring Audie England, Costas Mandylor, and Marek Vašut. It is inspired by the posthumously published 1977 short story collection Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin. NC-17 and R-rated versions of the film exist; the NC-17 rating is due to explicit sex. The DVD release contains both versions of the film. The film was released in June 1995 in the United States.

Background

The short story collection by Anaïs Nin on which the film is based is not autobiographical, nor does it have a frame narrative. The film imposes a frame-narrative about a "Nin-like" American who begins an affair with another expatriate American in pre–World War II Paris, and who writes erotic stories that represent her fantasies. Some of these stories/fantasies, based on those of Nin, are explored on-screen.

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