Black Venus (2010)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 42min
- Drama, History
- 27 Oct 2010 (France)
- Movie
In the 19th century, a black woman from Africa is on display throughout Europe as an exotic curiosity.
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- 1 win & 5 nominations.
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Cast
| Yahima Torres | ... |
Saartjie 'Sarah' Baartman
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| Andre Jacobs | ... |
Hendrick Caezar
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| Olivier Gourmet | ... |
Réaux
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| Elina Löwensohn | ... |
Jeanne
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François Marthouret | ... |
Georges Cuvier
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Michel Gionti | ... |
Jean-Baptiste Berré
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| Jean-Christophe Bouvet | ... |
Charles Mercailler, le journaliste
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| Jonathan Pienaar | ... |
Alexander Dunlop
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| Rémi Martin | ... |
Le premier client du bordel
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Jean-Jacques Moreau | ... |
Henri de Blainville
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Cyril Favre | ... |
Le premier aide naturaliste
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| Dominique Ratonnat | ... |
Le 2e aide naturaliste
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Didier Bourguignon | ... |
Le 3e aide naturaliste
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| Ralph Amoussou | ... |
Harry, le premier domestique
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Alix Serman | ... |
Matthew, le deuxième domestique
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| Patrick Albenque | ... |
Zachary Macaulay
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| Christian Erickson | ... |
Lord Ellenborough
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Nigel Hollidge | ... |
Maître Gazely
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| Paul Bandey | ... |
Le procureur général
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| Philip Schurer | ... |
Peter van Wageninge
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| Robert Dauney | ... |
Thomas Gisborne Babington
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Paul Ryan | ... |
Le juge Le Blanc
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Natania van Heerden | ... |
Leslie Stanzler
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| Yvo Muller | ... |
Le traducteur du tribunal
(as Yvonnick Muller)
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| Geoffrey Carey | ... |
Le prêtre
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Richard Hadley | ... |
L'huissier
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Richard Temple | ... |
L'huissier en Angleterre
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Christopher King | ... |
Le journaliste du tribunal
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Jean-Louis Dupont | ... |
Le premier scientifique
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Gaël Thiebaut | ... |
Le deuxième scientifique
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Cathy Darietto | ... |
Mme Campanile
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| Christian Prat | ... |
Monsieur Campanile
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Monique Brun | ... |
La tenancière du bordel
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Jean-Marc Guisti | ... |
Le médecin du bordel
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Violaine Gillibert | ... |
Géraldine Rivière
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| Olivier Loustau | ... |
Le hussard
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Jeanne Corporon | ... |
Une invitée du salon bourgeois
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Violaine de Carne | ... |
Une invitée du salon bourgeois
(as Violaine de Carné)
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Maria Beloso-Hall | ... |
Une invitée du salon bourgeois
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François Genty | ... |
Un invité du salon bourgeois
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Rosalie Symon | ... |
Une invitée du salon bourgeois
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| Nicholas Mead | ... |
Un invité du salon bourgeois
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| Mélodie Richard | ... |
Une invitée du salon bourgois
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Maïe Degove | ... |
Une invitée du salon bourgeois
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Allain Naron | ... |
Alain Naron
(as Alain Naron)
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| Christopher Craig | ... |
Le chanteur écossais
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Mirabelle Kirkland | ... |
Le première prostituée de la taverne
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Karen Smit | ... |
La deuxième prostituée de la taverne
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| Joe Sheridan | ... |
Le premier rabatteur / La femme à barbe
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Jonathan Hayes | ... |
Le deuxième rabatteur
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| Barnaby Apps | ... |
Le troisième rabatteur
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| Guillaume Verdier | ... |
Le premier client
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Mario Caniglia | ... |
Le deuxième client
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Leila D'Issernio | ... |
La première prostituée du bordel
(as Leïla D'Issernio)
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Bouraouïa Marzouk | ... |
Une femme
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Myriam Vanhove | ... |
La troisième prostituée du bordel
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Laetitia Vitteau | ... |
La quatrième prostituée du bordel
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Calypso Baquey | ... |
La cinquième prostituée du bordel
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Claire-Lise Pinet | ... |
La sixième prostituée du bordel
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Emma Gamet | ... |
La septième prostituée du bordel
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Duangnapa Gionti | ... |
La huitième prostituée du bordel
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Réjane Cousin | ... |
La neuvième prostituée du bordel
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Nicolas Abraham | ... |
L'avant-dernier client de Saartjie
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| Walter Shnorkell | ... |
Le dernier client de Saartjie
(as Walter Shnorkel)
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| Xandra Van Welden | ... |
La vendeuse de chapeaux
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Darinka Duthilleul | ... |
Une invitée du salon libertin
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Jean-Georges Brunet | ... |
Un invité du salon libertin
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| Claudette Walker | ... |
Une invitée du salon libertin
(as Claudette Vizioli-Walker)
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Christina Correia | ... |
Une invitée du salon libertin
(as Christine Correia)
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Yves Michon-Malaval | ... |
Un invité du salon libertin
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Krystyna Kolosa | ... |
Une invitée du salon libertin
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Léon Kolasa | ... |
Un invité du salon libertin
(as Léon Kolasa)
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Jeanne Danielle Serieis | ... |
Une invitée du salon libertin
(as Jeanne-Danielle Serieis)
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Patrick Blanc | ... |
Un musicien de la taverne
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Ezzadine Bouzid | ... |
Un musicien de la taverne
(as Ezzedine Bouzid)
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Pierre Cezaroni | ... |
Un musicien de la taverne
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Françoise Meignant | ... |
Une musicienne de la taverne
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Jean-Bernard Mondolini | ... |
Un musicien de la taverne
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Ségolène Brutin | ... |
Une musicienne du salon bourgeois
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Pierre Charles | ... |
Un musicien du salon bourgeois
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Emmanuel Galliot | ... |
Un musicien du salon bourgeois
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Gionata Sgambaro | ... |
Une musicienne du salon bourgeois
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Sonia Joubert | ... |
L'acrobate
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Elise Cribier-Delande | ... |
Woman in the crowd
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Eliska Cross | ... |
Maitresse
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Pascal Duthuin | ... |
Un valet
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| Mark Simpson | ... |
Theatregoer
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Catherine Badet-Corniou | ... |
Une prostituée (uncredited)
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Gilles Matheron | ... |
Théobald de Méry (uncredited)
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Eric Moreau | ... |
Un spectateur de la baraque de foire (uncredited)
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Yann Sorton | ... |
Client du cabaret (uncredited)
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| Diana Stewart | ... |
Lady with Parasol (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Abdellatif Kechiche | ||
Written by
| Abdellatif Kechiche | ... | (original scenario) |
| Abdellatif Kechiche | ... | (adaptation and dialogue) & |
| Ghalya Lacroix | ... | (adaptation and dialogue) |
Produced by
| Charles Gillibert | ... | producer |
| Marin Karmitz | ... | producer |
| Nathanaël Karmitz | ... | producer |
Music by
| Slaheddine Kechiche | ||
Cinematography by
| Lubomir Bakchev | ||
Editing by
| Ghalya Lacroix | ... | (as Ghalia Lacroix) |
| Albertine Lastera | ||
| Laurent Rouan | ||
| Camille Toubkis | ||
Editorial Department
| Arnaud Caréo | ... | on-line editor |
| Bénédicte Cazauran | ... | assistant editor |
| Mathilde Cousin | ... | assistant editor |
| Gilles Granier | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Jessica Menéndez | ... | assistant editor |
| Emmanuelle Schneider | ... | assistant editor |
| Laurent Sénéchal | ... | assistant editor |
| Helena Thuillier | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Anne Fremiot | ||
| Monya Galbi | ||
Production Design by
| Mathieu Menut | ||
| Florian Sanson | ||
Set Decoration by
| Olivia Bloch-Lainé | ||
Costume Design by
| Fabio Perrone | ||
Makeup Department
| Julie Brenot | ... | makeup artist |
| Sebastien Deffontaines | ... | hair stylist (as Sebastián Deffontaines) |
| Muriel Gili | ... | hair stylist |
| Amelie Grossier | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Nicolas Herlin | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Laetitia Hillion | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Frédéric Lainé | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Pascal Larue | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Anne Moralis | ... | head of hair department |
| Jessica Oberli | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Frank Van Wolleghem | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Yoann Balthazard | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Arnaud Barbery | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Kader Bouallaga | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Chloé Dagonet | ... | assistant production manager |
| Edouard Decker | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Varujan Gumusel | ... | post-production manager |
| Benjamin Hess | ... | production manager |
| Sophie Hossard | ... | assistant production manager |
| Sarah Leres | ... | unit manager |
| Sarah Morel | ... | assistant unit manager |
| François Pascaud | ... | unit production manager |
| François Pichon | ... | unit manager |
| Emile Ploix | ... | accounting & payroll accounting |
| Nicolas Rogez | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Sylvine Salvagniac | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Nils Zachariasen | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Martin Moulron | ... | unit manager trainee (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yann Chemin | ... | third assistant director |
| Monya Galbi | ... | assistant director |
| Julie Gouet | ... | second assistant director |
| Sylvie Peyre | ... | first assistant director |
| Aela Vaillant | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Bertrand Alberge | ... | props |
| Vincent Amiel | ... | construction coordinator |
| Nicolas Bachelet | ... | swing gang |
| Lionel Brison | ... | painter |
| Aurore Casalis | ... | art department assistant |
| Nicolas Chik | ... | set dresser (as Nicolas Chick) |
| François Delaire | ... | assistant art director |
| Bastien Hulot | ... | paint runner |
| Virginie Irdel | ... | assistant art director |
| Benedicte Joffre | ... | upholsterer |
| Juliette Loiseau | ... | graphic designer |
| Galien Malferiol | ... | carpenter |
| Jérémy Marchand | ... | swing gang |
| Philippe Meynard | ... | painter and patina |
| Jean Moulin | ... | graphic designer |
| Jean-Denis Riviere | ... | swing gang |
| Aymeric Vanelle | ... | carpenter |
| Jean-Noël Vincensini | ... | assistant art director |
| Uriel Zylberman | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Eric Armbruster | ... | sound editor |
| Niels Barletta | ... | sound mastering engineer |
| Mélanie Blouin | ... | foley editor |
| Guadalupe Cassius | ... | dialogue editor |
| Jérôme Chenevoy | ... | boom operator |
| Jean De Sagey | ... | adr recordist |
| Jean-Paul Hurier | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Pierre-Jean Labrusse | ... | sound mix technician |
| Olivier Laurent | ... | sound editor |
| Alexandre Le More | ... | second boom operator |
| Eric Legarçon | ... | dialogue editor |
| Johann Nallet | ... | sound re-recording mixer assistant |
| Sylvie Petat | ... | dialogue editor |
| Martine Planchard | ... | dialogue editor |
| Agnès Schwab | ... | dialogue editor |
| Nicolas Waschkowski | ... | sound |
| Josselin Panchout | ... | second sound assistant (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Olivier Afonso | ... | special effects makeup |
| Jeanne Bolzinger | ... | special effects makeup |
| Kevin Carter | ... | special effects contact lenses |
| Laetitia Hillion | ... | special effects makeup |
| Cyril Hipaux | ... | special effects makeup |
| Arthur Humbert | ... | special effects crew |
| Clément Wintz | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Stephane Bidault | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Olivier Blanchet | ... | digital compositor |
| Christophe Chanvin | ... | digital artist |
| Jean-Antoine Lacolle | ... | digital compositor |
| Paul Moriaux | ... | digital artist |
| Romain Moussel | ... | digital artist |
| Bruno Nicolas | ... | visual effects artist |
| Arnaud Ortmann | ... | digital artist |
| Amélie Rey | ... | visual effects |
| Nuer Taqa | ... | visual effects |
| Christian Tomikowski | ... | digital compositor |
| Matthias Weber | ... | visual effects producer |
Stunts
| Jérôme Henry | ... | stunts (as Jerome Henry) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Lubomir Bakchev | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| Elsa Bennett | ... | first assistant camera |
| Sofian El Fani | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Bertrand Etienne | ... | assistant camera |
| Martin Levent | ... | first assistant camera |
| Anaïs Ravel-Chapuis | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Mathieu Szpiro | ... | electrician |
| Andra Tevy | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
Casting Department
| Morgane Bourhis | ... | extras casting |
| Nancy Ferri | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Isabelle Kramrick | ... | extras casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Virginie Bluzat | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Céline Pelé | ... | costume props / costumer |
| Fanny Rappange | ... | costumer |
| Clémentine Rousselot | ... | costumer |
| Silvia Siopa | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
| Marie Barré | ... | location scout |
| Filip Cotton | ... | set location manager: Belgium |
| Wim Goossens | ... | location manager: Belgium |
| Lionel Guerrini | ... | location scout |
| Kevin Hoed | ... | extra location manager |
| Chafik Laribia | ... | location manager |
| Maxime Maisin | ... | locations scout |
| Jana Mannaerts | ... | assistant location manager: Belgium |
| Hanne Phlypo | ... | location hunter |
Script and Continuity Department
| Claire Dumaze | ... | script supervisor |
| Betty Greffet | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Stephanie Altamirano | ... | production secretary |
| Monica Donati | ... | press attache |
| Michel Gionti | ... | coach |
| Anne-Charlotte Godard | ... | press attache |
| Nicole Heitzmann | ... | production accountant |
| Sophie Hossard | ... | assistant production manager |
| Sieber Marly | ... | runner: BE |
| Emile Ploix | ... | assistant production accountant |
Thanks
| Arnaud Delivet | ... | thanks |
| Karl E. Landler | ... | thanks |
| Nathalie Geoffroy | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- MK2 Productions (co-production)
- France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
- CinéCinéma (co-production)
- Canal+ (participation)
- France Télévisions (participation)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
- La Région Île-de-France (support)
- Agence Nationale pour la Cohésion Sociale et l'Egalité des Chances (ACSE) (support)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (support)
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge (support)
- Artémis Productions
- Soficinéma 5
Distributors
- MK2 Diffusion (2010) (France) (theatrical)
- Imagine Film Distribution (IFD) (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Lucky Red (2011) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Wild Bunch Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Feelgood Entertainment (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Clap - Produção de Filmes (2011) (Portugal)
- Against Gravity (2011) (Poland)
- Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Cielo (2016) (Italy) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Barrandov Studios (costumes supplied by)
- Bulletproof Cupid (service production: Belgium)
- L.V.T. Paris (subtitles)
- Polyson (sound post-production)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The story of Saartjes Baartman, a Black domestic who, in 1808, left Southern Africa, then ruled by Dutch settlers, for Europe, following her boss Hendrick Caesar , hoping to find fame and fortune there. Once in London her master turned manager does nothing but exhibit her as a freak in a phony and humiliating carnival show. After a series of troubles caused by their act, Caesar, Saartje and their new friend, bear-tamer Réaux, head for Paris where once again, and against her will, she has to mimic savagery and expose her body, first in carnivals, then in the aristocratic salons of Paris, later on among the libertines and finally in brothels where she ends up being a prostitute. In the meantime, French anatomists will have taken an interest in her unusual anatomy (enormous buttocks and labia) only to declare her the missing link from ape to man. In 1815, aged only 27, she dies alone, of a combination of pneumonia and venereal disease. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Yahima Torres was discovered walking down the street in Belleville. See more » |