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19755 minPGdocumentary

6.2/ 10(13 ratings)• TMDB

Venus on the Half-Shell

19755 minPGdocumentary

6.2/ 10(13 ratings)• TMDB

A provocative exploration of art's erotic interplay and identity.

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Walerian Borowczyk

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A provocative exploration of art's erotic interplay and identity.

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Walerian Borowczyk

Walerian Borowczykdirector

Bona Tibertelli de Pisiscast

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Borowczyk’s portrait of the painter Bona Tibertelli de Pisis and her erotic fusions of men, women and molluscs.

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