This video is based on two classic s/m novels; “Venus in Furs”, and “The Story of O”. “Venus in Furs” portrays the insatiable desire of one man to submit to one very cruel woman - indeed his love-ridden slavishness is so demanding that it takes a considerable toll on her. This is one sub-plot of this video. Wanda is the cruel woman, and through the course of the video, all Wanda’s primary relationships change, and yet the show, the performance art of sado-masochism, goes on. English subtitles.
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ACMI Identifier
300631
Language
English
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Sadism in moving pictures
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Masochism
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sadism
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sadism in moving pictures
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Seduction
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women
Feature films → Feature films - Germany
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Masochism
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sadism
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women
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Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)