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Venus is a British film of genre Drama directed by Roger Michell released in USA on 2 september 2006 with Peter O'Toole

Venus (2006)

Venus
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Released in USA 2 september 2006
Length 1h35
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama,    Romance
Rating70% 3.546873.546873.546873.546873.54687

Venus is a 2006 British comedy-drama film starring Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Vanessa Redgrave and Jodie Whittaker. It is directed by Roger Michell and written by Hanif Kureishi.

The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and was put on limited release in the United States on 21 December 2006.

Synopsis

The plot concerns Maurice (Peter O'Toole), an elderly actor who finds himself increasingly attracted to his friend Ian's great-niece Jessie (Jodie Whittaker) while simultaneously finding himself in deteriorating health due to prostate cancer. Maurice's friend describes the great-niece as a trouble maker and a nuisance, but Maurice discovers that Jessie warms up to him when he starts interacting with her. He takes her to the National Gallery in London to view his favourite painting, the Rokeby Venus, by the Spanish artist Diego Velázquez.

Actors

Peter O'Toole

(Maurice)Leslie Phillips

(Ian)Jodie Whittaker

(Jessie)Richard Griffiths

(Donald)Philip Fox

(Doctor)
And :
Vanessa Redgrave
Lolita Chakrabarti
Kellie Shirley
Cathryn Bradshaw
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