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Delta of Venus
Delta of Venus

Delta of Venus

In 1939, Elena went to Paris searching for her voice as a writer. What she found was her voice as a woman.

Genres

DramaRomance

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A struggling American writer and a fellow American expatriate begin a sordid affair among the chaos and discord of 1940 Paris, France on the brink of World War II.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$63174

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

4.4/10

Release Date

09 June 1995

Country

United States of America

Cast

Audie England

Audie England

Elena Martin

Costas Mandylor

Costas Mandylor

Lawrence Walters

Bernard Zette

Bernard Zette

Donald

Eric da Silva

Eric da Silva

Marcel

Rory Campbell

Rory Campbell

Miguel

Raven Snow

Raven Snow

Leila

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

The Clairvoyant

Markéta Hrubešová

Markéta Hrubešová

Bijou

Robert Davi

Robert Davi

The Collector (voice)

Emma Louise Moore

Emma Louise Moore

Ariel

Marek Vašut

Marek Vašut

Luc

James Donahower

James Donahower

Bandleader

Valérie Zawadská

Valérie Zawadská

Landlady

Stephen Halbert

Stephen Halbert

Harry

Dale Wyatt

Dale Wyatt

Millicent

Eva Duchkova

Eva Duchkova

Veiled Woman

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