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Venus is a 2006 British comedy drama film directed by Roger Michell and written by Hanif Kureishi. The movie features Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, and Vanessa Redgrave in its cast. It was produced by Miramax, Film4 Productions, UK Film Council, Free Range Films, and The Works. The narrative is set in England and London, focusing on an aging actor and themes including beach settings, husband-wife relationships, and grandparent-grandchild dynamics.
The film was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Netflix, with availability in video on demand format. Its main subject is prostate cancer. Venus has a runtime of 95 minutes and was originally released in English. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation and review scores of 88%, 7.3/10, and 82/100.
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6.6Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don't know about themselves.
Cast
- Peter O'Toole as Maurice
- Leslie Phillips as Ian
- Jodie Whittaker as Jessie
- Vanessa Redgrave as Valerie
- Richard Griffiths as Donald
- Cathryn Bradshaw as Jillian
Themes
- beach
- husband wife relationship
- grandparent grandchild relationship
- art
- aging actor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- prostate cancer
- Director
- Roger Michell
- Screenwriter
- Hanif Kureishi
- Cast member
- Andrea Riseborough
- Composer
- David Arnold
- Production company
- Miramax
- Cinematographer
- Haris Zambarloukos
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 533028
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/venus
Show 7 more facts
- publication date
- 2006-01-01
- title
- Venus
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 82/100
- different from
- Venus
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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