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Release Year1941
Runtime2h 20m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance
Votes8
DirectorAbel Gance
WritersSteve Passeur, Abel Gance
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBlind Venus
About Blind Venus
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."
Directed by Abel Gance, Blind Venus leans on a strong ensemble — Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant, Henri Guisol — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1941.
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