Writer of O

Name: Writer of O
Genre: Documentary
Released: May 4, 2005
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 48

2005

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Zeitgeist Films | Release Date: May 4, 2005

Summary: Published in Paris in 1954, Story of O was an immediate bestseller and literary scandal: an elegantly written S&M fantasy that had all the hallmarks of being an autobiographical account by the pseudonymous Pauline Réage. In 1994 Dominique Aury, a mild-mannered, dowdy editor for France’s prestigious Gallimard press, revealed her authorship.Published in Paris in 1954, Story of O was an immediate bestseller and literary scandal: an elegantly written S&M fantasy that had all the hallmarks of being an autobiographical account by the pseudonymous Pauline Réage. In 1994 Dominique Aury, a mild-mannered, dowdy editor for France’s prestigious Gallimard press, revealed her authorship. Pola Rapaport explores Aury's inspiration, recreating the world of '50s literary Paris and setting it against dramatic sequences that bring the infamous book to life. The author as well as various French intellectuals expound on the thorny relationship between sexuality and power, submission and freedom, liberation and non-being. (Film Forum)… Expand

Director: Pola Rapaport

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 80 min

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David Sterritt

Touching and sentimental. Read full review

Steven Rea

The real reason to see this slight but interesting documentary is to watch and listen to the radiant Aury. Read full review

William Arnold

The movie is a fascinating, if often confusing, mix of dramatized scenes from the novel, re-created and actual interviews with Desclos. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Even smut can be dull. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Hodgepodge of archival, re-enactment and staged fictive elements. Read full review

Noel Murray

More speculative than deeply felt. Read full review

Jessica Winter

Pola Rapaport's slender documentary-cum-reconstruction Writer of O disappoints in its workmanlike approach to such fragrant material. Read full review

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