Isou first screened a four-and-a-half-hour rough cut of the film on 20 April 1951 . Fearing that he would be deported from France in the event of public controversy , Isou had the film transported to the 1951 Cannes Film Festival by , , François Dufrene , Maurice Lemaître , and Gil J Wolman . Isou was unable to enter '' Venom and Eternity '' into the festival but harassed officials until they allowed him to present his film at the Vox Theater
1951 Cannes Film Festival
1951 Cannes Film Festival
Venom and Eternity