Aphrodite is symbolized by the dove, which is a bit ironic considering her title of the most beautiful was earned in a tumultuous way. Afrodite, dea dellamore, aka aphrodite, goddess of love is a 1958 italian epic historical drama film written and directed by mario bonnard. When you think of aphrodite, you probably think of the painting at the right botticellis beautiful whiteskinned redheaded goddess sailing to shore on a shell. But as an adult, shes rita shawn kim stanley, an actress loved the world over. The goddess of love or aphrodite, goddess of love, a 1957 film by fernando cerchio and victor tourjansky. How aphrodite was created who aphrodite was and how aphrodite was treated by.
How aphrodite was created who aphrodite was and how aphrodite was treated by the other gods and goddesses. She is sometimes known as the cyprian because there was a cult center of aphrodite on cyprus see map jcd. She marries a washedup athlete who becomes fiercely jealous of her sex appeal. The greek goddess aphrodite may have been an import from the near east where sumerian and babylonian goddesses played a part in love, fertility, and war. Watch the goddess online 1080p the goddess is one of best movie released on 5 september 1958 starring kim stanley, lloyd bridges, steven hill, betty lou holland, joan copeland. Aphrodite goddess of love and beauty crystal vaults. Afrodite dea dellamore aphrodite, goddess of love 1958 bonnard, feature film.
The film has more in common with the staged and oldfashioned costume dramas of the 1950s than the allaction sword and sandal excitement of the posthercules peplum wave, but fans of italian cinema will probably still enjoy it. Moving on to hollywood she shows why she is considered an actors actor. Goddess of love when anyone with a general knowledge of greek mythology hears her name, their mind automatically shifts to images of beauty. Aphrodite venus, to the romans greek goddess of love and beauty. Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty and according to hesiods theogony, she was born from the foam in the waters of paphos, on the island of cyprus. Released in 1958, the same year hercules was released in italy, aphrodite, goddess of love is a great example of a peplum film thats difficult to categorize and thats purely italian in tone, atmosphere and structure. Today we look at aphrodite as a goddess of love, desire, and beauty, but in ancient greece she was an olympian who was worshipped on many other occasions for a great array of reasons. She supposedly arose from the foam when the titan cronus slew his father uranus and threw his genitals into the sea. Like a lot of ancient world pictures it becomes a story of persecution of christians. Aphrodite and the gods of love getty villa exhibitions. Afrodite, dea dellamore aphrodite, goddess of love 1958 mario.
Soprintendenza speciale per i beni archeologici di napoli e pompei. Aphrodite, goddess of love 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In this story set in 4thcentury greece, sculptor girotti creates a statue of aphrodite, the goddess of love, using lee as his model. Aphrodite greek goddess of love and beauty home facebook. Aphrodite, goddess of love goddess of love 1957 filmaffinity.
Aphrodite is the olympian goddess of love, beauty, sexual pleasure, and fertility. Aphrodite, goddess of love 1958 obligatory decadent banquet scene. The most comprehensive database of movie posters in the world. She is regularly attended by few of her children, the erotes, who are capable of stirring up passion in. In this film, kim stanley plays an impoverished young woman who aspires to be a movie star. With isabelle corey, anthony steffen, irene tunc, ivo garrani. Aphrodite and the gods of love was organized by the museum of fine arts, boston, in association with the j. Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty, love, and sexuality. She is the wife of the ugliest of the gods, hephaestus. The sculptor demetrius, asked to make the face of the goddess diana, falls in love with a slave. The goddess of love, desire, and beauty, aphrodite, was. Aphrodite is the mother of the god of love, eros more familiar as cupid. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to aphrodite, goddess of love. She really showed me many ways to burn off some of my calories.
Aphrodite facts and information on greek goddess aphrodite. Aphrodite goddess of love moonlight adult film database. The god zeus sends venus, the goddess of love, to earth to find her own true love. Aphrodite, goddess of love is a straightforward costume drama from italy. Aphrodite, goddess of love goddess of love is a film directed by fernando cerchio, viktor tourjansky with belinda lee, jacques sernas, massimo girotti. Aphrodite was the great olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and and procreation. Overview of the goddess, 1958, directed by john cromwell, with kim stanley, lloyd bridges, steve hill, at turner classic movies. Aphrodite is one of athenas friends,she stood up for athena when people were bullying her. This is a picture of aphrodite the goddess of love,beauty,and eternal youth. The main character in the film, demetrius, is a sculptor who falls in love with a christian slave girl, with harrowing results.
She was the most beautiful of all goddesses in terms of appearance, but her personality was rather damaged because she is described as weak and frightened as well as illtempered and easily offended. Released in 1958, the same year hercules was released in italy, aphrodite, goddess of love is a great example of a peplum film. She is regularly attended by few of her children, the erotes, who are capable of stirring up passion in both mortals and gods at the goddess will. The movie is a bit overthetop, but kim stanley is always.
Aphrodite, goddess of love 1958 with english subtitles on dvd. Worth seeing for kim stanleys amazing performance as a marilyn monroe like actress. I dont think that anyone goes to a movie called aphrodite goddess of love eager to see a film on the other subject. The goddess of love also known as aphrodite, goddess of love, is a 1957 italianfrench epic adventure film. Aphrodite goddess of love dvd adult movie video at adultfilmdatabase.
He is oblivious to lees fleshandblood beauty, but when. The goddess is a 1958 american film noir drama film directed by john cromwell, and starring kim stanley and lloyd bridges. Its okay, though there is no aphroditeit would have been more fun if she showed up. She is the greek goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. The story is cliched up the wazoo, but decently executed with bonus points. Aphrodite, goddess of love 1958 obligatory decadent. Aphrodite, goddess of love 1958 listing of the movie releases complete with movie posters from around the world. Download rare classic and selected films, request on classic movies. The goddess 1958 as a child, she was emily ann, a poor girl in the south with no friends and an ineffective mother. Bizarrely, the version i watched on amazon prime was dubbed into french with english subtitles. Afrodite dea dellamore aphrodite, goddess of love 1958 bonnard. Aphrodite, olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, sex, and procreation, daughter of oranos or at least born from the blood and scrotum of oranos in the sea, she doesnt have a mother, played by salma hayek. With belinda lee, jacques sernas, massimo girotti, maria frau.
Oct 14, 2012 this feature is not available right now. Born out of the sea foam, daughter of dione and zeus, aphrodite was so beautiful that she enchanted everyone who saw her. Aphrodite, goddess of love 1958 directed by mario bonnard. The sculptor demetrius, asked to make the face of the goddess diana, falls in love with a slave, the christian lerna.
Belinda lee, jacques sernas, massimo girotti the god zeus sends venus, the goddess of love, to earth to find her own true love. The movie presents a moment in the ancient rome history when nero was the emperor and christians persecuted. Aphrodite was an olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation. She thought about the old rule of aphrodites cabin.
Aphrodite, goddess of love 1958 directed by mario bonnard film. The goddess of love movie trailer and videos tv guide. Aug 17, 2011 released in 1958, the same year hercules was released in italy, aphrodite, goddess of love is a great example of a peplum film thats difficult to categorize and thats purely italian in tone, atmosphere and structure. Stanley to portray a girl of seventeen when she was in her thirties. Slave women of corinth or aphrodite, goddess of love, a 1958 film by mario bonnard disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title aphrodite, goddess of love. Aphrodite, goddess of love 1958 antigonus, archon of corinth, wants to build a magnificent temple dedicated to the goddess aphrodite, for which the people are oppressed by new and very high taxes. Story revolves around antigonuss plan, archon of corinth, to build a magnificent temple dedicated to the goddess aphrodite, for which the people are oppressed by new and very high taxes. Jun, 2018 aphrodite is the goddess of beauty, love, and sexuality.
Original 3sheet movie poster the goddess 1958 columbia pictures. Aphrodite, goddess of love 1958 obligatory decadent banquet. Released 1962, aphrodite, goddess of love stars isabelle corey, anthony steffen, irene tune the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Aphrodite goddess of love isabelle corey sergio leone bonnard l153. Jun 14, 2016 watch the goddess online 1080p the goddess is one of best movie released on 5 september 1958 starring kim stanley, lloyd bridges, steven hill, betty lou holland, joan copeland. Aphrodite, goddess of love aphrodite is the greek goddess of love and beauty.
Her powers carried weight in the many realms of love, protection, desire, and even war. What if he was just the love goddess of olympus who would help the poor. Find information about aphrodite watch aphrodite on allmovie. This book really explains aphrodite, as a greek goddess. Aphrodite, goddess of love 1958 with english subtitles on dvd quantity. Aphrodite, goddess of love 1962 movie theaters moviefone. Aphrodite, goddess of love, beauty and pleasure greek gods.
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