Venus in Fur

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

A masochist gets pleasure from suffering; a sadist, just the opposite, gets pleasure from doing it. But here, the subject is not this. It is about the power struggle, the eternal battle between the sexes. About who is in control & who isn’t. Thomas (the boss) & Vanda (the subordinate) constantly are sliding in & out of characters & control. You don't know, who is now dominating whom? Brilliant! Masterpiece.

El Biffo

Lately, Polanski is directing theater and calling it cinema. This must really cut down on the budget. And he only had to pay 2 actors for this film. CARNAGE was also a stage play, the whole thing filmed in one room. On these budgets, these films have gotta make $$$! This one is a really fun perverted psycho-romp, it almost feels like Amalric is playing the role of Polanski in THE TENANT, slowly losing his grip...

Rosalie Bordeleau

Pour l'avoir vu deux fois, pour avoir eu les même frissons à la fin, pour le jeu de ses deux acteurs magnifiques, pour le scénario, pour Vénus: je n'ai rien à redire sauf que ce film est près du chef-d'oeuvre.

elisa2046

Great Polanski! Another smart and funny film. And the quote of "The tenant" is so brilliant..

analeorne

Proving once again that Polanski is one of the most brilliant directors alive. With two (astonishing) actors and a rather simple set, he messes with your mind for an hour and a half by changing the Masoch paradigm multiple times. One of the best movies I've seen lately.

LauraPalmer

this is what happens when you LITERALLY make a film ONLY with a brilliant script (and a giant cactus). this is what happens when you decide to show our hidden perversions. this is what happens when you end your film with a perfect final scene. yes, this is basically FILMMAKING.

msmichel

Another theatrical exercise from Polanski that is far less successful than his adaptation of 'God of Carnage'. One can't fault the performances for Amalric and especially Seigner are quite brilliant here in this perverse twoplay. It's the script that falters with the actions becoming more unbelievable and convenient for story as the film goes on. Well shot and never boring just not up to the pedigree of the canon.

Pierluigi Puccini

David Ives' stage play seems tailor made for Roman Polanski. Claustrophobia, erotic tension, role games, submission and offbeat idiosyncratic humor, in tone with his early films like Knife in water and cul-de-sac, minus their uniqueness.