Venus is a movie that killed its box office by having a poster that portrayed Peter O'Toole as a certifiable madman.
Maurice (O'Toole) is an elderly roguish actor with prostate cancer. He knows his end is near.
Maurice regularly meets up with fellow actor Ian (Leslie Phillips) where they verbally spar and reminisce about old times.
When Ian's niece's daughter Jessie (Jodie Whittaker) comes to stay as her carer. Maurice is fascinated with this young brassy northern lass.
Jessie eats Pot Noodles, drinks the booze and is stroppy and uncouth.
Ian is horrified by Jessie as a carer. She cannot even cook a good bit of fish. Maurice takes her out to restaurants, art galleries and imbues a bit of culture in her. Maurice even gets her a job as a nude artist's model.
In return Jessie lets him kiss her neck or feel her up, but not get too many liberties or he will get a sharp jab.
Venus is not a May to December romance. There is a 50 years age gap between the two. Maybe there is a fondness between the two and they both use each other for their own mutual benefits.
Maurice gets a quick feel and feels a little younger. She reminds him of the time when he was a ladies man, happy to walk out on his wife (Vanessa Redgrave) and children. Maurice buys Jessie some gifts and gives her a bit of excitement. A ride in a limousine as Maurice goes to a new acting job.
Jessie grows up a bit but Ian finds out that Maurice is a dirty old man who is corrupting her.
Venus was Peter O'Toole's last major film role and he received his final acting Oscar nomination. It is a rude, bittersweet but patchy film written by Hanif Kureishi.
The bit with Jessie's boyfriend was a misstep leading to a predictable outcome.
Maurice (O'Toole) is an elderly roguish actor with prostate cancer. He knows his end is near.
Maurice regularly meets up with fellow actor Ian (Leslie Phillips) where they verbally spar and reminisce about old times.
When Ian's niece's daughter Jessie (Jodie Whittaker) comes to stay as her carer. Maurice is fascinated with this young brassy northern lass.
Jessie eats Pot Noodles, drinks the booze and is stroppy and uncouth.
Ian is horrified by Jessie as a carer. She cannot even cook a good bit of fish. Maurice takes her out to restaurants, art galleries and imbues a bit of culture in her. Maurice even gets her a job as a nude artist's model.
In return Jessie lets him kiss her neck or feel her up, but not get too many liberties or he will get a sharp jab.
Venus is not a May to December romance. There is a 50 years age gap between the two. Maybe there is a fondness between the two and they both use each other for their own mutual benefits.
Maurice gets a quick feel and feels a little younger. She reminds him of the time when he was a ladies man, happy to walk out on his wife (Vanessa Redgrave) and children. Maurice buys Jessie some gifts and gives her a bit of excitement. A ride in a limousine as Maurice goes to a new acting job.
Jessie grows up a bit but Ian finds out that Maurice is a dirty old man who is corrupting her.
Venus was Peter O'Toole's last major film role and he received his final acting Oscar nomination. It is a rude, bittersweet but patchy film written by Hanif Kureishi.
The bit with Jessie's boyfriend was a misstep leading to a predictable outcome.