Venus of Ille

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Release date: April 30, 1969
Duration: 26 minutes
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Overview

Janusz Majewski adapts Prosper Mérimée’s 1835 tale of the same name, centering on a mysterious statue unearthed in a provincial town. The figure, sculpted as a tormented woman, becomes an ominous presence during a wedding celebration. When the groom impulsively slips his ring onto the statue’s finger—and cannot remove it—the joyous occasion descends into a nightmarish spiral of superstition, obsession, and the uncanny.

Starring

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Michael Kane
Archeologist
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Halina Kossobudzka
Innkeeper's Wife