Venus of Ille

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.

Cast

Michael Kane

Archeologist

Isabelle Jan

Alfons' Wife

Jacek Woszczerowicz

Innkeeper

Andrzej Nowakowski

Alfons

Halina Kossobudzka

Innkeeper's Wife

Leon Niemczyk

Aragonese Man

Mieczysław Stoor

Helper

Zbigniew Koczanowicz

Police Commissioner

Witold Pyrkosz

Artur

Maciej Maciejewski

Archeologist (voice)