Black Venus Blu-ray Movie

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Black Venus (2010)

The story of Saartjes Baartman, a Black domestic who, in 1808, left Southern Africa, then ruled by Dutch settlers, for Europe, following her boss Hendrick Caesar , hoping to find fame and fortune there. Once in London her master turned manager does nothing but exhibit her as a freak in a phony and humiliating carnival show. After a series of troubles caused by their act, Caesar, Saartje and their new friend, bear-tamer Réaux, head for Paris where once again, and against her will, she has to mimic savagery and expose her body, first in carnivals, then in the aristocratic salons of Paris, later on among the libertines and finally in brothels where she ends up being a prostitute. In the meantime, French anatomists will have taken an interest in her unusual anatomy (enormous buttocks and labia) only to declare her the missing link from ape to man. In 1815, aged only 27, she dies alone, of a combination of pneumonia and venereal disease.

Starring: Yahima Torres, Andre Jacobs, Olivier Gourmet, Elina Löwensohn, François Marthouret
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche

Foreign	100%
Drama	37%
History	3%

Specifications

Video
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Subtitles
English
Discs
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Playback
Region B, A (locked)

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