Adieu Venus
by Martin Ziegler
(Fiction, France, 2021, 90’, C, En ST)
with Mathilde Mosnier, Julien Cosquéric, Catherine Badet-Corniou
Beauty, a virgin Aphrodite-Venus, is to return to the pure origins from which she came. But she is detoured by a Mother who entrusts her with a child who unveils her tragic secret. A protean man opposes Beauty and with the help of Epigone lures her into danger zones.
“The cinema is not a film. It is a place to watch films. A film is an oeuvre. From one film to the next, I have freed myself from the aforementioned cinema.” Martin Ziegler filmfestivals.com
“As of Martin Ziegler’s first films, I was attracted by their authenticity. This atypical filmmaker evolves from one film to the next, in a dimension that stands out against contemporary cinematic works.” Dobrila Diamantis