Black Venus (DVD)

Erotic 1980s softcore thriller by French porn legend Claude Mulot, purportedly based on a Balzac story. Venus (Josephine Jaqueline Jones), a beautiful Nubian queen, falls in love with a struggling artist named Armand (Jose Antonio Ceinos). Their love is perfect and beautiful, she is his muse and he her great love. Sadly the landlord doesn't accept the fruits of love as payment and Armand is skint. This predicament forces Venus to go out and work. Initially taking work as a model, the comely Venus is very soon offered money to (chastely) spend time with an elderly gentleman. Upon hearing this Armand flies into a rage, accusing Venus of betrayal. Abandoned and broken-hearted, Venus is easy prey for the sinister Madame Lili (Mandy Rice-Davies) who first seduces her and then turns her into a prostitute. The enraged and lovelorn Armand, passionate as only an artist can be, plots his ominous solution.