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Release Year2005
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes6
DirectorPola Rapaport
WritersPola Rapaport
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.3 out of 10
Cast4 credited
Also Known AsWriter of O
About Writer of O
Published in Paris in 1954, Story of O was an immediate bestseller and literary scandal: an elegantly written S&M fantasy that had all the hallmarks of being an autobiographical account by the pseudonymous Pauline Réage. In 1994 Dominique Aury, a mild-mannered, dowdy editor for France’s prestigious Gallimard press, revealed her authorship. Pola Rapaport explores Aury's inspiration, recreating the world of '50s literary Paris and setting it against dramatic sequences that bring the infamous book to life. The author as well as various French intellectuals expound on the thorny relationship between sexuality and power, submission and freedom, liberation and non-being.
Directed by Pola Rapaport, Writer of O leans on a strong ensemble — Catherine Mouchet, Pénélope Puymirat, Cyril Corral — 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 documentary titles of 2005.
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