Venus of Ille (1969)
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.
Cast
Michael Kane
Archeologist
Jacek Woszczerowicz
Innkeeper
Andrzej Nowakowski
Alfons
Halina Kossobudzka
Innkeeper's Wife
Leon Niemczyk
Aragonese Man
Mieczysław Stoor
Helper
Zbigniew Koczanowicz
Police Commissioner
Witold Pyrkosz
Artur
Maciej Maciejewski
Archeologist (voice)
Zofia Mrozowska
Alfons' Wife (voice)Recommendations
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