Directed by:
Abdellatif KechicheScreenplay:
Ghalia LacroixCinematography:
Lubomir BakchevComposer:
Slaheddine KechicheCast:
Yahima Torres, Olivier Gourmet, Elina Löwensohn, François Marthouret, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Jean-Jacques Moreau, Jeanne Corporon, Ralph Amoussou (more)Plots(1)
A stark portrait of the life of Saartjie Baartman, also known as the Hottentot Venus. Baartman was taken from South African home as a 21-year-old and shipped to Georgian London, where she would be caged and exhibited as a freak show. Presented semi-nude, her physique especially her large buttocks was the source of much curiosity. But as her fame spread, so too did her exploitation. Centered on a remarkable performance by Cuban actor Yahima Torres as Baartman, Black Venus provides a bleak but barbed exploration of sex, science, race, colonialism and social attitudes. (Arrow Academy)
(more)Cast
Yahima Torres
Best movies:
Black Venus (2010)
Olivier Gourmet
Belgium
Best movies:
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
The Promise (1996)
Rosetta (1999)
Elina Löwensohn
Romania
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
The Girl Without Hands (2016)
Basquiat (1996)
François Marthouret
France
Best movies:
The Confession (1970)
L'Affaire Dreyfus (1994) (series)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
Savage Nights (1992)
Our Music (2004)
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
The Discord (1978)
Jeanne Corporon
Best movies:
The Secret of the Grain (2007)
The Counsel (2010)
Black Venus (2010)
Ralph Amoussou
France
Best movies:
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023)
Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012)
Will (2011)
Mario Caniglia
France
Best movies:
Le Pont des Arts (2004)
Black Venus (2010)
Patrick Albenque
Best movies:
Bitter Moon (1992)
Napoléon (2002) (series)
Vatel (2000)
Mélodie Richard
Best movies:
My Golden Days (2015)
Curiosa (2019)
Black Venus (2010)
Olivier Loustau
Best movies:
Games of Love and Chance (2003)
Poetical Refugee (2000)
The Secret of the Grain (2007)
Geoffrey Carey
Best movies:
The Big Blue (1988)
Bitter Moon (1992)
The Hurried Man (1977)
Paul Bandey
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
The Visitors (1993)
The Illusionist (2010)
Barnaby Apps
Best movies:
Jean Moulin (2002) (TV movie)
Les Seigneurs (2012)
Black Venus (2010)
Joe Sheridan
Best movies:
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Champagne Charlie (1989) (TV movie)
What If...? (2008)
Yvonnick Muller
Best movies:
Monsieur Chocolat (2016)
Bleu catacombes (2013) (TV movie)
Maria Into Life (2022)
Rémi Martin
France
Best movies:
Anything for Her (2008)
Family Council (1986)
Maigret (1991) (series)
Eric Moreau
France
Best movies:
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Shut Up! (2003)
Valmont (1989)