In 1969 Massimo Dallamano directed Venus im Pelz (Venere in pelliccia aka Venus in Fur), an Italian-Swiss-German production based on a novel by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. In Italy, the film is blocked by censorship. The director made cuts and re-released the film in 1973 under the title Venere nuda, but again failed to win censorship approval. In 1975 the production decided to try again and called director Paul Heusch to shoot scenes from scratch. The male lead and Renate Kasché return to the se... Read the full review >>
