Vénus aveugle (Blind Venus) is a 1941 French film melodrama, directed by Abel Gance, and one of the first films to be undertaken in France during the German occupation. Although the film is not set in any specified period, Gance wanted it to be seen as relevant to the contemporary situation in France. He wrote, "...La Vénus aveugle is at the crossroads of reality and legend... The heroine ... gradually sinks deeper and deeper into despair. Only when she has reached the bottom of the abyss does she encounter the smile of Providence that life reserves for those who have faith in it, and she can then go serenely back up the slope towards happiness. If I have been able to show in this film that elevated feelings are the only force that can triumph over Fate, then my efforts will not have been in vain."

Clarisse (Viviane Romance), chanteuse dans un cabaretaime Madère (Georges Flamant), un patron propriétaire d'une vieille péniche qu'il gère avec l'aide de son ami, Ulysse. Clarisse attend un enfant. Lors d'une visite chez l'ophtalmologiste, celui-ci lui révèle qu'elle est sur le point de devenir aveugle. Clarisse décide alors d'éloigner Madère, et lui fait croire qu'elle l'a trompé. Cette révélation provoque le départ de Madère pour une longue croisière.