Venus in Furs

Venus in Furs is a 1969 Italian supernatural erotic thriller film directed by Jesús Franco and starring James Darren. The film (also known as Paroxismus and Black Angel) bears only a superficial resemblance to the 1870 novel Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. The title and character names in Franco's original script were changed to the novel's for commercial reasons. Franco's film is a surreal supernatural erotic thriller about unattainable love and how far one is willing to go for the person they desire. It is not a study in masochism as the novel is. Premise James Darren plays a jazz musician who becomes obsessed to the point of madness with the mysterious fur-clad Wanda, then finds her dead body washed up on the beach. Cast James Darren as Jimmy Logan Barbara McNair as Rita Maria Rohm as Wanda Reed Klaus Kinski as Ahmed Kortobawi Dennis Price as Percival Kapp Margaret Lee as Olga Adolfo Lastretti as Insp. Kaplan (as Aldo Lastretti) Jesús Franco as jazz musician (uncredited) Manfred Mann as jazz musician (uncredited) Paul Muller as Hermann (uncredited)