One thing that movie fans should be reminded is that Roman Polansky is not everyone's cup of tea. In fact Roman Polansky is no newbie in exploring the dynamics of being dominant and submissive in a relationship. As if you have seen "Bitter moon" you must already know that. And if people found boring "Carnage" (which is one of my favorites by him) because it had just fours actors and one scenario, then they are going to find this one even more boring by having just two. To me that is the magic of Polansky, he can keep us in trance with an old theater and just his favorite actress and a Polansky look alike two thousand years younger old actor. I must confess I have never read the original book or watch the original play which this is based to, I don't think it is necessary to do it to really grasp what is happening here. The thing here is that, there is a woman and a man, in different hierarchies, they are no equals. He is a writer who will stage his adapted play and she is an actress looking for a job. In fact during the whole movie/play they never reach equality, there is always one on top and one who is submissive, but who is playing which role is for the audience to interpret. I must admit that when I saw the trailer and saw that Emmanuelle Seigner was in it, I had my doubts that she could pull once again the sensuality that is due to the role, after all she is already fifty, she doesn't have anymore that innocent and sensual look that she had when she was twenty years younger. But not only she pulled the role, she made it hers in my point of view. It is really intriguing to see how she takes this stranger and changes him and manipulates him with just her sensuality. In fact I found it a little bit scary the power that this woman had. I really enjoyed this movie and would recommend to any fan of Roman Polansky or to people who is interest in the dynamics of human relationships.
Review of Venus in Fur
