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Venus with a Cat

Venus with a Cat

Original Title: Venera su katinu arba iš peteliškių gyvenimo

199724m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1997

Runtime

24m

Storyline

Nadia, Teresė and Ramutė are the three heroines of this documentary. Although they are very different, they are united by their unusual work - for decades they have been making a living by posing for artists. For Janina Lapinskaite, it is not the exotic profession that is important, but the stories that have marked these women's bodies over time. The heroines of the film talk openly about their choice of work, their colourful, albeit difficult past, and their equally difficult present - they bare not only their bodies, but also their souls to the camera.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
24m
Feb 19, 1997
Languages
FrenchLithuanianRussian
Director
Janina Lapinskaitė
Janina Lapinskaitė
Production
LRT
LRT
Production Countries
Lithuania

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