Schindler's List
1993 · Drama · History
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Film / 2010
Black Venus
Directed by
Abdellatif Kechiche
The true story of Saartje Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master in the early 19th century. Although she dreams of being an artist, once in Europe she is exploited as a sideshow attraction due to her large buttocks and genitalia.
The story
The true story of Saartje Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master in the early 19th century. Although she dreams of being an artist, once in Europe she is exploited as a sideshow attraction due to her large buttocks and genitalia.
Cast
Yahima TorresSaartjie Baartman
André JacobsHendrick Caezar
Olivier GourmetRéaux
Elina LöwensohnJeanne
François MarthouretGeorges Cuvier
Michel GiontiJean Baptiste-Berré
Jean-Christophe BouvetCharles Mercailler
Jonathan PienaarAlexander Dunlop
Rémi MartinFirst brothel's customer
Jean-Jacques MoreauHenri de Blainville
Cyril FavreSenior Naturalist Assistant
Dominique RatonnatSenior Naturalist Assistant
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Didier BourguignonSenior Naturalist Assistant
Ralph AmoussouHarry, first servant
Alix SermanMatthew, second servant
Patrick AlbenqueZachary Macaulay
Christian EricksonLord Ellenborough
Nigel HollidgeMaître Gazely
Paul BandeyAttorney General
Philip SchurerPeter van Wageninge
Robert DauneyThomas Gisborne Babington
Paul RyanJudge Le Blanc
Natania van HeerdenLeslie Stanzler
Yvo MullerCourt Interpreter
Geoffrey CareyPriest
Richard HadleyBailiff
Richard TempleEnglish Bailiff
Christopher KingCourt Reporter
Jean-Louis DupontFirst Scientist
Gaël ThiebautSecond Scientist
Cathy DariettoMs. Campanile
Christian PratMr. Campanile
Monique BrunBrothel Owner
Jean-Marc GuistiBrothel Doctor
Violaine GillibertGéraldine Rivière
Olivier LoustauHussar
Jeanne CorporonGuest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Violaine de CarneGuest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Maria Beloso-HallGuest at the Bourgeois Gathering
François GentyGuest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Rosalie SymonGuest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Nicholas MeadGuest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Mélodie RichardGuest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Maïe DegoveGuest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Alain NaronAlain Naron
Christopher CraigScottish Singer
Mirabelle KirklandFirst Prostitute of the Tavern
Karen SmitSecond Prostitute in the Tavern
Joe SheridanFirst Recruiter / Bearded Woman
Jonathan HayesSecond Recruiter
Barnaby AppsThird Recruiter
Guillaume VerdierFirst Client
Mario CanigliaSecond Client
Leila D'IssernioFirst Prostitute at the Brothel
Bouraouïa MarzoukA Woman
Myriam VanhoveThird Prostitute at the Brothel
Laetitia VitteauFourth Prostitute at the Brothel
Calypso BaqueyFifth Prostitute at the Brothel
Claire-Lise PinetSixth Prostitute at the Brothel
Emma GametSeventh Prostitute at the Brothel
Duangnapa GiontiEighth Prostitute at the Brothel
Réjane CousinNinth Prostitute at the Brothel
Nicolas AbrahamSaartjie's Second-to-Last Customer
Walter ShnorkellSaartjie's Last Customer
Xandra Van WeldenHat Saleswoman
Darinka DuthilleulGuest at the Swingers' Party
Jean-Georges BrunetGuest at the Swingers' Party
Claudette WalkerGuest at the Swingers' Party
Christina CorreiaGuest at the Swingers' Party
Yves Michon-MalavalGuest at the Swingers' Party
Krystyna KolosaGuest at the Swingers' Party
Léon KolasaGuest at the Swingers' Party
Jeanne Danielle SerieisGuest at the Swingers' Party
Patrick BlancTavern Musician
Ezzadine BouzidTavern Musician
Pierre CezaroniTavern Musician
François MeignantTavern Musician
Jean-Bernard MondoliniTavern Musician
Ségolène BrutinMusician in the Bourgeois Salon
Pierre CharlesMusician in the Bourgeois Salon
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