La Venere d'Ille (1979) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Lamberto Bava
Mario Bava

Writers:

Lamberto Bava (screenplay)
Cesare Garboli (screenplay)
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Release Date:

27 May 1981 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

Wealthy landowner Mr. De Peyhorrade uncovers a bronze statue of Venus on his property. Afterwards, De Peyhorrade asks an antique expert...

Plot Keywords:

Venus | Murder | Wedding | Living Statue | Based On Novel

Cast

Daria Nicolodi	...	Clara / Venus
Marc Porel	...	Matthew
Fausto Di Bella	...	Alfonso De Payhorrade
Adriana Innocenti	...	Mrs. De Peyhorrade
Diana De Curtis	...	Maria
Francesco Di Federico	...	Guide
Mario Maranzana	...	Mr. De Peyhorrade
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Massimo Pittarello	...	Capo dei giocatori di pelota
Fabrizio Bava	...	Little Boy at wedding (uncredited)
Franca Scagnetti	...	Wedding breakfast's guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Lamberto Bava
Mario Bava

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lamberto Bava		screenplay
Cesare Garboli		screenplay
Prosper Mérimée		novel

Produced by
Franca Franco	....	producer

Original Music by
Ubaldo Continiello

Cinematography by
Sebastiano Celeste		(as Nino Celeste)

Film Editing by
Fernanda Papa

Production Design by
Alessandro Dell'Orco

Art Direction by
Alessandro Dell'Orco

Set Decoration by
Alessandro Dello'Orco

Costume Design by
Sandro Bellomia

Makeup Department
Corrado Cristofori	....	hair stylist
Massimo Giustini	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Massimo Alberini	....	production manager
Gianni Federici	....	production manager
Bruno Ricci	....	production supervisor

Sound Department
Pierangelo Civera	....	dubbing director
Raffaele De Luca	....	sound
Adriano Taloni	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Fabio Conversi	....	assistant camera

Other crew
Nino Lembo	....	jewellery
Rossana Rocchi	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Rai 2

Distributors

• Rai 2 (1981) (Italy) (TV) (original airing)

Also Known As:

Venus of Ille

Runtime:

61 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Rai 2

Trivia:

The film was made as part of a series of movies commissioned by the Italian TV station RaiDue and focusing on the fantastic in 19th century literature. The texts were selected by the Italian author Italo Calvino. Mario Bava and his son Lamberto then chose Merimée's story from this selection, since it seemed to them the one most suited to film adaptation.

Movie Connections:

Version of La Vénus d'Ille (1962)

sophisticated story of beauty and the bronze

The big question of the story is wether or not a beautiful bronze discovered while uprooting trees is cursed, or worse, alive. As directed by Mario Bava, with the charming Daria Nicolodi, the movie becomes a study about love and what are you prepared to do for it. The camera turns around Daria and the Bronze like the soft touch of a lover. In that day of computer animated objects and incredible special effects, it is good to see a director who then relied on clever editing and camera movement and sound to make us believe.