Loading details…
Writer of O
directed by Pola Rapaport
20051h 20m★ 2.8
Documentary
Streaming
Where to Watch
Streaming availability varies by region.
Search all platforms ↗overview
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.
cast
Catherine Mouchet
Young Dominique Aury
P
Pénélope Puymirat
O
C
Cyril Corral
René
Alain Rimoux
Jean Paulhan
details
Director
Pola Rapaport
Language
French
