Vénus noire (2010)
Paris, 1817, enceinte de l'Académie Royale de Médecine. « Je n'ai jamais vu de tête humaine plus semblable à celle des singes ». Face au moulage du corps de Saartjie Baartman, l'anatomiste Georges Cuvier est catégorique. Un parterre de distingués collègues applaudit la démonstration. Sept ans plus tôt, Saartjie, quittait l'Afrique du Sud avec son maître, Caezar, et livrait son corps en pâture au public londonien des foires aux monstres. Femme libre et entravée, elle était l'icône des bas-fonds, la « Vénus Hottentote » promise au mirage d'une ascension dorée...
Directeur:
Abdellatif Kechiche
écrivains:
Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix.
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Yahima Torres as Saartjie Baartman |
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André Jacobs as Hendrick Caezar |
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Olivier Gourmet as Réaux |
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Elina Löwensohn as Jeanne |
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François Marthouret as Georges Cuvier |
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Michel Gionti as Jean Baptiste-Berré |
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Jean-Christophe Bouvet as Charles Mercailler |
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Jonathan Pienaar as Alexander Dunlop |
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Rémi Martin as First brothel's customer |
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Jean-Jacques Moreau as Henri de Blainville |
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Cyril Favre as Senior Naturalist Assistant |
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Dominique Ratonnat as Senior Naturalist Assistant |
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Didier Bourguignon as Senior Naturalist Assistant |
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Ralph Amoussou as Harry, first servant |
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Alix Serman as Matthew, second servant |
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Patrick Albenque as Zachary Macaulay |
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Christian Erickson as Lord Ellenborough |
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Nigel Hollidge as Maître Gazely |
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Paul Bandey as Attorney General |
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Philip Schurer as Peter van Wageninge |
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Robert Dauney as Thomas Gisborne Babington |
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Paul Ryan as Judge Le Blanc |
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Natania van Heerden as Leslie Stanzler |
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Yvo Muller as Court Interpreter |
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Geoffrey Carey as Priest |
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Richard Hadley as Bailiff |
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Richard Temple as English Bailiff |
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Christopher King as Court Reporter |
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Jean-Louis Dupont as First Scientist |
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Gaël Thiebaut as Second Scientist |
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Cathy Darietto as Ms. Campanile |
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Christian Prat as Mr. Campanile |
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Monique Brun as Brothel Owner |
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Jean-Marc Guisti as Brothel Doctor |
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Violaine Gillibert as Géraldine Rivière |
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Olivier Loustau as Hussar |
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Jeanne Corporon as Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering |
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Violaine de Carne as Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering |
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Maria Beloso-Hall as Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering |
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François Genty as Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering |
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Rosalie Symon as Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering |
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Nicholas Mead as Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering |
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Mélodie Richard as Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering |
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Maïe Degove as Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering |
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Alain Naron as Alain Naron |
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Christopher Craig as Scottish Singer |
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Mirabelle Kirkland as First Prostitute of the Tavern |
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Karen Smit as Second Prostitute in the Tavern |
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Joe Sheridan as First Recruiter / Bearded Woman |
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Jonathan Hayes as Second Recruiter |
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Barnaby Apps as Third Recruiter |
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Guillaume Verdier as First Client |
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Mario Caniglia as Second Client |
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Leila D'Issernio as First Prostitute at the Brothel |
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Bouraouïa Marzouk as A Woman |
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Myriam Vanhove as Third Prostitute at the Brothel |
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Laetitia Vitteau as Fourth Prostitute at the Brothel |
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Calypso Baquey as Fifth Prostitute at the Brothel |
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Claire-Lise Pinet as Sixth Prostitute at the Brothel |
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Emma Gamet as Seventh Prostitute at the Brothel |
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Duangnapa Gionti as Eighth Prostitute at the Brothel |
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Réjane Cousin as Ninth Prostitute at the Brothel |
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Nicolas Abraham as Saartjie's Second-to-Last Customer |
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Walter Shnorkell as Saartjie's Last Customer |
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Xandra Van Welden as Hat Saleswoman |
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Darinka Duthilleul as Guest at the Swingers' Party |
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Jean-Georges Brunet as Guest at the Swingers' Party |
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Claudette Walker as Guest at the Swingers' Party |
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Christina Correia as Guest at the Swingers' Party |
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Yves Michon-Malaval as Guest at the Swingers' Party |
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Krystyna Kolosa as Guest at the Swingers' Party |
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Léon Kolasa as Guest at the Swingers' Party |
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Jeanne Danielle Serieis as Guest at the Swingers' Party |
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Patrick Blanc as Tavern Musician |
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Ezzadine Bouzid as Tavern Musician |
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Pierre Cezaroni as Tavern Musician |
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François Meignant as Tavern Musician |
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Jean-Bernard Mondolini as Tavern Musician |
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Ségolène Brutin as Musician in the Bourgeois Salon |
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Pierre Charles as Musician in the Bourgeois Salon |
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Emmanuel Galliot as Musician in the Bourgeois Salon |
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Gionata Sgambaro as Musician in the Bourgeois Salon |
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Sonia Joubert as Acrobat |
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Elise Cribier-Delande as Woman in the Crowd |
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Eliska Cross as Mistress |
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Pascal Duthuin as Valet |
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Mark Simpson as Theatregoer |
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Albanna Enlil as Extra (courtroom scene) (uncredited) |
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Catherine Badet-Corniou as Prostitute (uncredited) |
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Gilles Matheron as Théobald de Méry (uncredited) |
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Eric Moreau as Spectator at the Carnival Booth (uncredited) |
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Yann Sorton as Cabaret Costumer (uncredited) |
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Diana Stewart as Lady with Parasol (uncredited) |
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Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg as Self, Minister of Research (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Thabo Mbeki as Self, President of South Africa (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Abdellatif Kechiche | Director |
| Art | Florian Sanson | Production Design |
| Camera | Lubomir Bakchev | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Sofian El Fani | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ghalya Lacroix | Editor |
| Editing | Camille Toubkis | Editor |
| Editing | Laurent Rouan | Editor |
| Production | Marin Karmitz | Producer |
| Production | Nathanaël Karmitz | Producer |
| Production | Charles Gillibert | Producer |
| Production | Patrick Quinet | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Abdellatif Kechiche | Story |
| Writing | Abdellatif Kechiche | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ghalya Lacroix | Screenplay |
| Editing | Albertine Lastera | Editor |
| Sound | Nicolas Waschkowski | Sound |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Hurier | Sound |
| Art | Florian Sanson | Art Direction |
| Art | Mathieu Menut | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabio Perrone | Costume Design |
| Production | Anne Fremiot | Casting |
| Production | Monya Galbi | Casting |
| Sound | Slaheddine Kechiche | Original Music Composer |
