Venus (2023 film)

Venus is a 2023 Spanish independent black-and-white drama film written and directed by Víctor Conde based on the play of the same name, which stars Antonio Hortelano, Ariana Bruguera, Paula Muñoz, Carlos Serrano-Clark and Carlos Gorbe.

Plot
The plot tracks the stories involving 5 characters who meet in a café.

Production
The film was produced by Antonello Novellino, Kaplan, AMC, Antaviana Films, Paloma Tejero, Raúl Ruano Monge, Claqueta Blanca, and Winp Consulting. Shooting took place in Madrid. Shot in black and white, the film was lensed by Pol Turrents, scored by Alfonso Casado, and edited by Mar Jorge Sotelo and Bernat Aragonés.

Release
Distributed by Begin Again Films, Venus was released theatrically in Spain on 17 February 2023. It was picked up for a streaming release on Filmin on 12 May 2023.

Reception
Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing that the film "is tiny, but endearing and you can see the love with which it is made".

Carlos Marañón of Cinemanía summed up the film in his verdict as "echoes of castizo Nouvelle Vague for a crossing of impossible loves".