Writer of O
2005•1h 20m•4.3•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Pola Rapaport
Writer
Pola Rapaport
Languages
English, French
Cast
Catherine Mouchet
Young Dominique Aury
Pénélope Puymirat
O
Cyril Corral
René
Alain Rimoux
Jean Paulhan
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