Delta of Venus

UPC: 794043632426

Studio: New Line Home Video

MPAA Rating: NC17   Contains:[Nudity, Strong Sexual Content]

Summary: Somewhat based on the life of author Anais Nin, this beautifully photographed erotic outing from director Zalman King (Wild Orchids, 9 1/2 Weeks) tells the story of an aspiring American writer who comes to Paris to hone her craft and ends up exploring the full extent of her sexuality. Initially, Elena's dream was to become a writer of serious literature, but that of course does not happen overnight. In the meantime there are expenses to be met, so when a wealthy and extremely handsome French novelist (whom she has been secretly watching every morning as he rows up and down the Seine) offers her a small fortune to write erotic stories, what can she do but accept the offer? She quickly discovers however, that it's difficult to write of life's sensual pleasures when one has not experienced them and so, sets off to educate herself. Her schooling leads her to a variety of steamy situations and locales with an equally broad assortment of tutors. Though filled with all the bells and whistles expected of such a film, which was originally rated NC-17 but later released on video with a tamer R-rated version, King's film has been widely panned by critics as ostentatious, trite, and worst of all, not nearly as sexy as it tried to be. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Category: Drama

Features: ccWidescreen version of the film
NC-17 and R-rated versions
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
DTS Surround Sound
English subtitles and closed captions
DVD-ROM enabled

Delta of Venus

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 11/04/2003

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Theater Systems, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 99 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Main Titles/A Familiar Sound [3:13]
2. Introductions and Seductions [6:44]
3. The Wrong Time, Thankfully [4:35]
4. Telling Stories [4:47]
5. Love in the Afternoon [2:02]
6. A Political Party [:02]
7. He Sees, She Sees [:02]
8. Just Enough Madness [2:02]
9. Confronting One's Fears [:02]
10. An Erotic Writing Assignment [:02]
11. "Dear Anonymous" [1:15]
12. Clairvoyant Fantasies [3:33]
13. Exploring the Language of Sex [1:52]
14. Perpetual Expectancy [:02]
15. The Fascist in the Alley [:02]
16. Deep Into the Delta [2:34]
17. Departures and Returns [:02]
18. The Fall of France [:02]
19. Judging Elena [:32]
20. Passion without Love [5:00]
21. Capable of Many Loves [6:08]
22. End Credits [3:24]

Cast and Crew: Marketa Hrubesova  Actor 
Frantisek Svihlik  Actor 
Dale Wyatt  Actor 
Stephen Halbert  Actor 
Zette  Actor 
Josef Nedorost  Actor 
Robert Davi  Actor 
Valerie Zawadska  Actor 
Clive Revill  Actor 
George S. Clinton  Composer (Music Score) 
Zalman King  Director 
Michael F. Nolin  Executive Producer 
Rolf Mittweg  Executive Producer 
Costas Mandylor  Actor 
Audie England  Actor 
Rory Campbell  Actor 
Raven Snow  Actor 
Emma Moore  Actor 

Country: USA