Venus of Ille

Directed by Janusz Majewski

With Michael Kane, Isabelle Jan, Jacek Woszczerowicz, Andrzej Nowakowski and Halina Kossobudzka

Janusz Majewski adapts Prosper Mérimée’s 1835 tale of the same name, centering on a mysterious statue unearthed in a provincial town. The figure, sculpted as a tormented woman, becomes an ominous presence during a wedding celebration. When the groom impulsively slips his ring onto the statue’s finger—and cannot remove it—the joyous occasion descends into a nightmarish spiral of superstition, obsession, and the uncanny.