Venus in Fur (film)

Venus in Fur
Theatrical release poster
French	La Vénus à la fourrure
Directed by	Roman Polanski
Screenplay by	David Ives Roman Polanski
Based on	Venus in Fur by David Ives
Produced by	Robert Benmussa [fr] Alain Sarde
Starring	Emmanuelle Seigner Mathieu Amalric
Cinematography	Paweł Edelman
Edited by	Margot Meynier Hervé de Luze
Music by	Alexandre Desplat
Production companies	RP Productions Monolith Films
Distributed by	Mars Distribution (France) Monolith Films (Poland)[1]
Release dates	25 May 2013 (2013-05-25) (Cannes) 8 November 2013 (2013-11-08) (Poland) 13 November 2013 (2013-11-13) (France)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	France Poland
Language	French
Box office	$8.4 million[1]

Venus in Fur (French: La Vénus à la fourrure) is a 2013 French-language erotic drama film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the play of the same name by American playwright David Ives, which itself was inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's novel Venus in Furs.^[2] It stars Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric, the only actors in the film.

The film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on 25 May.^[3][4] In January 2014 the film received five nominations at the 39th César Awards,^[5] winning for Best Director.^[6]