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1969 Certificate 18
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This bizarre European jazz-horror film is named after the controversial novel by Leopold Sacher Masoch, but the similarities end with the title. James Darren stars as Jimmy, a mixed-up trumpet player who finds the body of a beautiful woman, Wanda (Maria Rohm), washed up in the surf. He remembers her from a decadent party some .. Read more

Starring Maria Rohm, Manfred Mann, Klaus Kinski, James Darren
Director Jess Franco
Genres Horror, World Cinema

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Venus In Furs

This bizarre European jazz-horror film is named after the controversial novel by Leopold Sacher Masoch, but the similarities end with the title. James Darren stars as Jimmy, a mixed-up trumpet player who finds the body of a beautiful woman, Wanda (Maria Rohm), washed up in the surf. He remembers her from a decadent party some years (or was it days?) before. In his flashback, she is mauled by some rich, decadent freaks named Ahmed (Klaus Kinski), Olga (Margaret Lee) and Kapp (Dennis Price). Jimmy splits for Carnivale in Rio, and jams with Manfred Mann, and soul-singing girlfriend Rita (Barbara McNair) until Wanda turns up alive (or is she?) Jimmy falls for her, and they have lots of sex, after which she stalks, seduces, and kills those responsible for her death. The jilted Rita gets sad and leaves Rio, but still sings the Venus in Furs theme song, and there’s a neat shock ending. This acid-soaked Euro-sex time capsule is even weirder than it sounds, thanks to the uncompromisingly warped vision of director Jess Franco.

Starring Maria Rohm, Manfred Mann, Klaus Kinski, James Darren, Dennis Price, Jesus Franco, Margaret Lee, Adolfo Lastretti
Director Jess Franco
Studio REDEMPTION FILMS
Run time DVD: 1 hr 22 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Horror, World Cinema
Language DVD: Italian
Dubbed English
Released DVD: 11 Jun 2007
Production year: 1969
Format DVD

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  • Not to be confused with the Jess Franco version released the following year, this is an updated, softcore adaptation of... read more on Time Out

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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

  • An exhilarating trip for bargain-basement surrealists

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    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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  • 6 out of 7 people found this review helpful

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    Rated - 1 star

    Venus in Furs will be smiling???

      • Raechel from London
      • Posted 12 Dec 2007 13:28

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  • 5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

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    Venus in Furs

    If you want a really boring, unnecessary movie where none of the characters is believable, the plot is puerile this is just the movie for you. I need to believe in the action or the characters for it to mean anything and in this case neither of these obtained: I failed to watch this through and shall avoid this director in future.

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