Delta of Venus (1995)

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Director:

Zalman King

Writers (WGA):

Anaïs Nin (novel)
Elisa M. Rothstein (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

13 October 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

In 1939, Elena went to Paris searching for her voice as a writer. What she found was her voice as a woman.

Plot:

A struggling American writer (England) and a fellow American expatriate (Mandylor) begin a sordid affair among the chaos and discord of 1940 Paris, France on the brink of World War II.

Plot Keywords:

American | Writer | Publisher | Friend | Chaos

Cast

Audie England	...	Elena Martin
Costas Mandylor	...	Lawrence Walters
Eric Da Silva	...	Marcel
Raven Snow	...	Leila
Rory Campbell	...	Miguel
Emma Louise Moore	...	Ariel
Bernard Zette	...	Donald (as Zette)
Marek Vasut	...	Luc
Markéta Hrubesová	...	Bijou
Daniel Leza	...	Pierre
Stephen Halbert	...	Harry
Dale Wyatt	...	Millicent
Jirí Ded	...	Priest
Valérie Zawadská	...	Landlady
James Donahower	...	Bandleader
Robert Davi	...	The Collector (voice)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	The Clairvoyant (as Wale)
Clive Revill	...	Radio Announcer (voice)
Eva Duchkova	...	Veiled Woman
Josef Nedorost	...	Blindfolded Man
Daniel Tichy	...	Veiled Woman's Husband
Roberta Hanley	...	Opium Den Proprietor
Simon Nordfjord	...	Young Man
Sona Navratilova	...	Bound Woman
Marek Borinsky	...	Bound Woman's Man
Milan Svanc	...	Bound Woman's Man
Ladislav Polata	...	Bound Woman's Man
Michaela Srbova	...	Beautiful Woman
Andrea Nemcova	...	Marcel's Secretary
Daniel Dvorák	...	Middle Aged Man
Oldrich Hruza	...	Fisherman
Irena Hanova	...	Society Woman
Edward Rychtarik	...	Sailor
Zdenek Sedlácek	...	Soldier
Petr Pechaty	...	Shopkeeper
Pavel Chalupa	...	Teenager
Petr Rocovsky	...	Handsome Man
Radim Kalvoda	...	Communist Marcher
Jan Laibl	...	Father
Jana Stradalova	...	Little Girl
Josef Kral	...	Young Man
Rudolph Benes	...	Additional Cast
Frantisek Svihlík	...	Additional Cast
Karel Polisenský	...	Additional Cast
Oldrich Stransky	...	Additional Cast

Directed by
Zalman King

Writing credits (WGA)
Anaïs Nin		(novel "Delta of Venus")
Elisa M. Rothstein		(screenplay) (as Elisa Rothstein) and
Patricia Louisianna Knop		(screenplay) (as Patricia Louisiana Knop)

Produced by
Janis Rothbard Chaskin	....	associate producer
Matthew Gayne	....	associate producer
Evzen Kolar	....	producer
Rolf Mittweg	....	executive producer
Antonín Moskalyk	....	co-producer (as Tony Moskalyk)
Michael Nolin	....	executive producer
Phillip L. Rosen	....	executive producer

Original Music by
George S. Clinton

Cinematography by
Eagle Egilsson

Film Editing by
James Gavin Bedford
Marc Grossman

Casting by
Noel Davis
Sue Swan
Jeremy Zimmermann		(as Jeremy Zimmerman)

Production Design by
Zdenek Flemming

Art Direction by
Daniel Dvorák
Milan Stary

Set Decoration by
Miloslav Dvorak

Costume Design by
Jolie Anna Jimenez

Makeup Department
Frantisek Cizek	....	makeup artist
Denice Molina	....	assistant hair stylist
Denice Molina	....	assistant makeup artist
Lynn Rodgers	....	hair styles supervisor
Lynn Rodgers	....	makeup supervisor
Helena Subrtova	....	makeup artist
Katerina Tymichova	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Joe Fineman	....	executive in charge of post-production
Matthew Gayne	....	unit production manager
Cindy Lovelady	....	executive in charge of production (as Cindy Hornickel)
Deborah Moore	....	executive in charge of production
Sara Romilly	....	post-production supervisor
Karel Skop	....	production supervisor
Michal Skop	....	unit production manager
Pavel Sterba	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Linda Clark	....	second assistant director
Christopher Dando	....	first assistant director
Joshua Gray	....	second assistant director
Petr Hartl	....	first assistant director
Marek Juracek	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Roman Bandas	....	set dresser
Vladimir Jezek	....	property assistant
Frantisek Krsicka	....	set dresser
Zdenek Kudela	....	property assistant
Jiri Pospisil	....	set dresser
Vaclav Rejzek	....	set dresser
Robert Slajchrt	....	set dresser
Richard Stanek	....	property master

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Ricardo Broadus	....	sound effects editor
Craig Clark	....	supervising sound editor
David Farmer	....	sound effects editor
Marc Fishman	....	sound recordist: narration
Tim Frank	....	apprentice dialogue editor
William Freesh	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Gedemer	....	sound designer
Brian Geer	....	foley mixer
Robert Guastini	....	narration editor
Stephen Halbert	....	production sound mixer
James B. Hare	....	assistant dialogue editor
Joe Kramer	....	dialogue editor
Paul Menichini	....	sound editor
Paul Menichini	....	sound effects editor
Rene Mikan	....	boom operator
Vince Nicastro	....	foley artist
Gary Rizzo	....	sound re-recording assistant
Paul Rodriguez	....	sound services manager
Keith Rogers	....	sound recordist: narration
Ann Scibelli	....	sound designer
Cathie Speakman	....	narration editor
Gary Sula-Goff	....	foley assistant
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Vaughn	....	narration recordist
Harry Woolway	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
David Krejcik	....	special effects
Vaclav Krejcik	....	special effects

Stunts
Karel Faltus	....	stunts
Jana Stradalova	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Arnautov	....	gaffer: Czech Republic
Jan Boruvka	....	electrician
Martin Cech	....	first assistant camera
Jaroslav Cermak	....	electrician
Václav Cermak	....	electrician
Jindrich Cipera	....	second assistant camera
Ivo Cresak	....	grip
Pavel Dostal	....	grip
Oldrich Eichler	....	second assistant camera
Ivo Gresak	....	key grip
Daniel Holub	....	electrician
Ivan Jiranek	....	first assistant camera
Milan Jirsa	....	best boy electric
Barbara Kartakova	....	clapper loader
Daniela Kuhnova	....	clapper loader
Gillian Lefkowitz	....	still photographer
Kevin McGill	....	assistant camera
Zdenek Mrkvicka	....	grip
Emil Sirotek	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Emil Sirotek	....	director of photography: second unit
Radek Skudrna	....	video playback operator
Cameron Smith	....	gaffer
Petr Tretiag	....	electrician
Vaclav Vlas	....	electrician

Casting Department
Rudolf Benes	....	additional casting
Karel Polisenský	....	additional casting
Frantisek Svihlík	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Iska Brestakova	....	wardrobe dresser
Vera Linhartova	....	wardrobe dresser
Libuse Prazáková	....	costumer
Eva Stankova	....	wardrobe dresser
Pavla Tajerova	....	wardrobe supervisor
Pamela Withers	....	assistant to wardrobe designer

Editorial Department
Elizabeth Castro	....	first assistant film editor
Ivana Davidová	....	assistant editor: Prague
Pierre Dwyer	....	second assistant film editor
Mato	....	color timer
Robert Yano	....	first assistant film editor

Music Department
James Gavin Bedford	....	music editor
Toby Emmerich	....	executive in charge of music
Joel Iwataki	....	music mixer
Richard Landers	....	assistant music recording engineer

Other crew
Ivana Adamcova	....	script supervisor
Jiri Bauer	....	assistant: Mr. Kolar
Lilian Havlickova	....	script supervisor
Kim Hillman	....	production coordinator
Jaroslava Kulisova	....	production coordinator
Lucie Stocková	....	location manager
Marsha Zvonkin	....	production accountant
Ronald C. Briggs Jr.	....	inventory services (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Alliance Communications Corporation
• Evzen Kolar Productions
• New Line Cinema

Distributors

• Fine Line Features
• José Esteban Alenda Distribución (Spain)
• New Line Cinema
• Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Prooptiki Video (1995) (Greece) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Barrandov Studios  studio facilities provided by
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• K&D Film Cutting  negative cutting

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated NC-17 for explicit sexuality

Runtime:

99 min (edited version) | 102 min (uncut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:R18+ | Finland:K-15 | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:(Banned) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | USA:NC-17 | USA:R (edited version)

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Alliance Communications Corporation

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In announcing the invasion of Germany, it is stated that the German army has invaded Belgium and crossed the French border, occupying the city of Lille. In World War I the German troops crossing into France were advancing first towards the Somme river. It is only later, in their advance towards Dunkirk, that Lille was occupied.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Elena Martin:Paris, January 6th, 1940. Again, she wrote all night. She stretched, looked out at the rising sun, and bundled up against the early morning chill. As if drawn by some invisible force, she headed off across the awakening city.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Videoclub (2013)

intensely beautiful and sensual film

This film has everything...beautiful lovemaking, a redhead, and the opium dens of Paris.

It's a slow moving plot that's intended to exhibit a series of different fantasy scenarios lived out by the main character, as she writes them down into a private collection for an anonymous client, with some good plot twisting towards the end.

The cinematography, costuming and makeup are exquisite, making this film pure eye candy. Enjoy.