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Blind Venus (1941)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 20M

Director : Abel Gance

Synopsis

Vénus aveugle (Blind Venus) is a 1941 French film melodrama, directed by Abel Gance, and one of the first films to be undertaken in France during the German occupation. Although the film is not set in any specified period, Gance wanted it to be seen as relevant to the contemporary situation in France. He wrote, "...La Vénus aveugle is at the crossroads of reality and legend... The heroine ... gradually sinks deeper and deeper into despair. Only when she has reached the bottom of the abyss does she encounter the smile of Providence that life reserves for those who have faith in it, and she can then go serenely back up the slope towards happiness. If I have been able to show in this film that elevated feelings are the only force that can triumph over Fate, then my efforts will not have been in vain."

Actors

Viviane Romance
Viviane Romance
Clarisse
Georges Flamant
Georges Flamant
Madère
Henri Guisol
Henri Guisol
Ulysse
Lucienne Le Marchand
Lucienne Le Marchand
Gisèle
Jean Aquistapace
Jean Aquistapace
Indigo
Mary-Lou
Mary-Lou
Mireille
Adrien Caillard
Adrien Caillard
Philippe Grey
Philippe Grey
L'officier
Gérard Landry
Gérard Landry
Gazul
Géo Lecomte
Géo Lecomte
Le quartier-maître
Marion Malville
Marion Malville
Marceline
Jean-François Martial
Jean-François Martial
Un ami
Jean-Jack Meccati
Jean-Jack Meccati
L'admirateur
Marcel Millet
Marcel Millet
Goutare
Micheline Promeyrat
Micheline Promeyrat
Roland Pégurier
Roland Pégurier
Le mousse
Marc Raymondun
Marc Raymondun
Renée Reney
Renée Reney
La chanteuse
Rocca
Rocca
Le chanteur
Georges Térof
Georges Térof
Un ami

Crews

Abel Gance
Abel Gance
Director
Abel Gance
Abel Gance
Writer
Steve Passeur
Steve Passeur
Writer
Jean-Jack Meccati
Jean-Jack Meccati
Producer
Andrée Danis
Andrée Danis
Editor
Paul Bertrand
Paul Bertrand
Set Decoration
Henri Mahé
Henri Mahé
Set Decoration
Henri Alekan
Henri Alekan
Director of Photography
Léonce-Henri Burel
Léonce-Henri Burel
Director of Photography
Raoul Moretti
Raoul Moretti
Original Music Composer

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