Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts

01/08/18

Snake Dancer (1976) - Dirk DeVilliers



Little Girls Shouldn't Play with Snakes!

Back in the bad old days of the 1970's, South Africa suffered under one of the most repressive forms of governments the world has known. Most forms of fun were either frowned upon or banned outright. And the notion of a woman joyously dancing naked was enough to cause a riot. Particularly is her partner was a sensual, slithering snake!

Snake Dancer tells the true story of a woman who dared to be different and, in doing so, showed a whole country that it was possible to break the rules and still survive.

But above all what the film shows is the incredible dancing and sensual live shows of the amazing Glenda Kemp. And make no mistake, once you've seen her in action, you'll realize why her government tried to ban her - and why a whole nation cheered her on.

11/04/15

Venus in Furs (2001) - Aryan Kaganof



Quote:
While still living in Amsterdam under his birth name 'Ian Kerkhof,' Aryan Kaganof co-penned the script for his friends Victor Nieuwenhuijs and Maartje Seyferth's debut feature Venus in Furs (1995), which is undoubtedly the most faithful cinematic adaptation of the S&M-themed Leopold von Sacher-Masoch novella of the same name. A number of years later after moving back to his homeland of South Africa, Kaganof directed his own tribute to Sacher-Masoch's classic work.