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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. 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)

Details

Runtime: 80 min
Production: INA Films
Genres: Documentary
Countries: USA, France
Languages: English, French
Director Credit
Pola Rapaport Director
Writer Credit
Pola Rapaport Writer
Cast Credit
Alain Rimoux Cast
Barney Rosset Himself
Catherine Mouchet Cast
Cyril Corral Cast
Dominique Aury Herself
John de St. Jorre Himself
Pénélope Puymirat Cast
Thierry de Carbonnières Cast
Producer Credit
Anne Schuchman Executive Producer
Sylvie Cazin Producer