CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 1h 20m

Writer of O

43%(6)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byPola Rapaport

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
FR
Released
April 1, 2005

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring
Catherine Mouchet

Catherine Mouchet

Young Dominique Aury

Pénélope Puymirat

O

Cyril Corral

René

Alain Rimoux

Alain Rimoux

Jean Paulhan

Creative team
Directed by
Pola Rapaport
Pola Rapaport
Written by
Pola Rapaport
Pola Rapaport

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