Venus of Ille (1969)
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.
Director:
Janusz Majewski
Writer:
Janusz Majewski
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Michael Kane as Archeologist |
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Isabelle Jan as Alfons' Wife |
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Jacek Woszczerowicz as Innkeeper |
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Andrzej Nowakowski as Alfons |
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Halina Kossobudzka as Innkeeper's Wife |
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Leon Niemczyk as Aragonese Man |
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Mieczysław Stoor as Helper |
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Zbigniew Koczanowicz as Police Commissioner |
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Witold Pyrkosz as Artur |
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Maciej Maciejewski as Archeologist (voice) |
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Zofia Mrozowska as Alfons' Wife (voice) |
| Camera | Andrzej Ramlau | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Prosper Mérimée | Short Story |
| Camera | Stefan Kurzyp | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Bohdan Bieńkowski | Sound |
| Writing | Janusz Majewski | Screenplay |
| Directing | Michal Ronikier | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Albert Kuchnia | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alicja Ptaszyńska | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zygmunt Kaźmierski | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ryszard Straszewski | Production Manager |
| Production | Wiesława Borecka | Assistant Production Manager |
| Directing | Halina Garus | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Leonard Mokicz | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Lucjan Kaszycki | Music |
| Art | Tadeusz Wybult | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerzy Szeski | Costume Design |
| Editing | Elżbieta Kurkowska | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Tadeusz Kosarewicz | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Józef Rosinski | Assistant Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Włodarczyk | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Krystyna Grochowicz | Assistant Director |
| Production | Wanda Wojnar-Iliew | Assistant Production Manager |
| Directing | Janusz Majewski | Director |
| Camera | Stefan Matyjaszkiewicz | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tomira Matyjaszkiewicz | Editor |
