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Aphrodite (Original screenplay for the 1982 film)

Aphrodite (Original screenplay for the 1982 film)

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Aphrodite (Original screenplay for the 1982 film)

by Pierre Louys (novel); Robert Fuest (director); John Melson, Jean Ardy (screenwriters); Pierre Louys (novel); Horst Buchholz, Valerie Kaprisky, Catherine Jourdan

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N.p.: N.p., 1982. Revised Draft script for the 1982 film. With a single manuscript pencil annotation on the front wrapper.

Loosely based on Pierre Louys' 1896 erotic novel. In the early 20th century, a weapons dealer attempts to recreate a three-day erotic ritual of Aphrodite by hosting a large orgy at a mansion on a small Mediterranean island. Directed by Robert Fuest, best known for "The Abonimable Dr. Phibes" (1971) and "Dr. Phibes Rises Again" (1972). The director's final film.

Set in Greece, shot on location in Alpes-Maritimes, France.

White titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as REVISED VERSION, with credits for screenwriters John Melson and Jean Ardy, and novelist Pierre Louys. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, with a white comb binding.

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Couchee sur la poitrine, les coudes en avant, les jambes ecartees et la joue dans la main, elle piquait de petits trous symetriques dans un oreiller de lin vert, avec une longue epingle d'or.

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Title
Aphrodite (Original screenplay for the 1982 film)
Author
Pierre Louys (novel); Robert Fuest (director); John Melson, Jean Ardy (screenwriters); Pierre Louys (novel); Horst Buchholz, Valerie Kaprisky, Catherine Jourdan
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Date Published
1982
Keywords
Film Scripts | 1980s Cinema | Films with Literary Sources
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