Blind Venus

Overview

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."

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 14, 1941

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Cast

Jean-Jack Meccati,Géo Lecomte,Renée Reney,Marcel Millet,Philippe Grey,Georges Flamant,Jean-François Martial,Lucienne Le Marchand,Roland Pégurier,Roccaand 10 more

Director

Abel Gance

Writer

Steve Passeur,Abel Gance

Producer

Jean-Jack Meccati

Cinematography

Tahar Hannache,Henri Alekan,Léonce-Henri Burel

Music

Raoul Moretti

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0034354