Writer of O (Écrivain d'O) 19 years old

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.

Credits

Writer of O Cast

Name Character
Catherine Mouchet She was 45, now 64 years old as Young Dominique Aury
Alain Rimoux He was 52, now 71 years old as Jean Paulhan

Writer of O Crew

Name Department
Writer of O (19 years)

  • Release day: Friday, April 01, 2005
  • Runtime: 80 minutes