Abdellatif Kechiche : Black Venus [Blu-ray]

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Between Couscous, winner of three César Awards, and the Cannes triumph of Blue Is the Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche made Black Venus, a stark portrait of the life of Saartjie Baartman, also known as the Hottentot Venus .

Baartman was taken from South African home as a 21-year-old and shipped to Georgian London, where she would be caged and exhibited as a freak show. Presented semi-nude, her physique especially her large buttocks was the source of much curiosity. But as her fame spread, so too did her exploitation...

Centred on a remarkable performance by Cuban actor Yahima Torres as Baartman, Black Venus provides a bleak but barbed exploration of sex, science, race, colonialism and social attitudes.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Optional 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks
• Optional English subtitles
• Brand-new appreciation of Black Venus and the cinema of Abdellatif Kechiche by critic Neil Young
• Theatrical trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring and original newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain
• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Will Higbee, author of Post-Beur Cinema: North African Émigré and Maghrebi-French Filmmaking in France Since 2000

Black Venus is not a easy or pleasant film to watch - but it is a deeply important, moving work of art. Yahima Torres gives an extraordinary performance as Saartje: subtle, cutting, and powerfully present. Kechiche's direction is perfect , in particular the use of music as a narrative device and the framing of very close close-ups.

The history of European racism is horrific - Kechiche, and all who worked on Black Venus, demonstrate that with the highest degree of skill. But they do more than that; they pay tribute to Saartje, and invite the audience to think harder and feel more about exploitation, and human equality and dignity.

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