Review: Venus & Adonis (Sport for Jove)
Billed as a film about a play about a poem, Sport for Jove's Venus & Adonis is a luscious, visual feast and a remarkable achievement.
Diana Simmonds is an author, editor and theatre critic. She is also a regular book reviewer for Limelight. Her arts website Stage Noise is Sydney’s longest established. She has written for Fairfax, News Ltd and Kerry Packer, and at 15 was The Mombasa Times’ yachting correspondent.
Billed as a film about a play about a poem, Sport for Jove's Venus & Adonis is a luscious, visual feast and a remarkable achievement.
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