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An actress attempts to convince a director how she's perfect for a role in his upcoming production.
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| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceIt's the concept that's a bit chewed-over. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeIt's witty, perceptive, penetrating, beautifully made, ties in with other Polanski works and feels like one of the filmmaker's most personal films. |
| AV ClubA.A. DowdPolanski isn’t a miracle worker. Venus In Fur works where the facile "Carnage" largely didn’t because the play itself is something of a delight — a straightforward but sharply comic twofer about roleplaying and control-based relationships (be they artistic, romantic, or otherwise). The casting, too, is impeccable. |
| Cleveland Plain DealerClint O'ConnorFun, sexy, playful, and edgy, it also features two wonderful performances from Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertLike "Carnage," "The Pianist," "Rosemary's Baby" and more, Roman Polanski's latest is a creepy exploration of claustrophobia and perversity that should not be missed. |
| Orange County RegisterMichael Sragow[The] rare filmed theater piece that leaves you smiling, thinking, and maybe a bit hot and bothered, to boot. |
| Newark Star-LedgerStephen WhittyPolanski's direction of his performers is assured. His camerawork is precise. And the power games - moving, shifting, constantly surprising and inescapably, queasily conflating art and artist - hold us in their thrall. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfThankfully, there's real depth of feeling and playful perversion shared between Seigner and Amalric, who give already unusual material a wicked spin. |
| Sight and SoundRoger ClarkeThis is Polanski's second theatre adaptation in a row after Carnage, and at the age of 80 he shows no signs of slowing down. It's easily his most enjoyable film for some time. |
| The ListEmma SimmondsBy expertly embellishing the theatrical, Polanski has made Venus in Fur thrillingly cinematic. |