Writer of O
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.
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Cast
11 people
Catherine Mouchet
Young Dominique Aury
Known for
The Specials
Reinventing Marvin
Pénélope Puymirat
O
Pola Rapaport
Dominique Aury
Dominique Aury
Sylvie Cazin
Cyril Corral
René
Anne Schuchman-Kune
Alain Rimoux
Jean Paulhan
Known for
Cyrano de Bergerac
My Best Friend
Thierry de Carbonnières
John de St Jorre
John de St. Jorre
Barney Rosset
Barney Rosset
Pola Rapaport Director
Worldwide gross $12K · United States release April 1, 2005 · Produced in United States, France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$11,728
Production
INA Films
Production
United States · France
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Languages
Original title
Écrivain d'O
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Canada · September 16, 2004
Toronto International Film Festival
United States · April 1, 2005
Theatrical
Australia
March 1, 2005 · Adelaide Film Festival
Germany
December 17, 2010 · TV · arte
United Kingdom
April 2, 2006 · London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
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