Employees of a beauty parlor in search of love and happiness.
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Tonie Marshall
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| Nathalie Baye | ... | Angèle Piana | |
| Bulle Ogier | ... | Madame Nadine, la patronne | |
| Samuel Le Bihan | ... | Antoine DuMont | |
| Jacques Bonnaffé | ... | Jacques | |
| Mathilde Seigner | ... | Samantha | |
| Audrey Tautou | ... | Marie | |
| Robert Hossein | ... | L'aviateur | |
| Marie Rivière | ... | La cliente aux bottines fourées | |
| Edith Scob | ... | La cliente aux taches sur les mains | |
| Hélène Fillières | ... | La fiancée d'Antoine (as Hélène Filières) | |
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Brigitte Roüan | ... | Madame Marianne |
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Claire Nebout | ... | La cliente exhibitioniste |
| Micheline Presle | ... | Tante Maryse | |
| Emmanuelle Riva | ... | Tante Lyda | |
| Elli Medeiros | ... | Mlle Evelyne | |
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Madam Nadine manages with pride the "Vénus beauté" Salon which offers relaxation, massage and make-up services. The owner and her three beauticians: Samantha, Marianne and Angèle are pros. Contrary to her friend Marianne, who still dreams of the big day, Angèle no longer believes in love. Marie, the youngest of the three employees, discovers love in the hands of a sixty year-old former pilot, who risks everything... Written by L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>
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love | loneliness | new year's eve | christmas | alienated sexuality |Taglines:
Welcome to the Venus Beauty Institute where love, innocence and sex are a sight to behold.Parents Guide:
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
3 February 1999 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Venus Beauty Institute See more »Filming Locations:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$32,150, 29 October 2000Gross USA:
$465,080Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$495,870Company Credits
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Jacques: That's because you know my soul.
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Written by Nicolas Neidhardt (as N. Neidhart), Jean-Marie Marrier (as J.M. Marrier)
Performed by D'Unnienville
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Veteran French actress Micheline Presle, who cameos as a spinster aunt, is actually the mother of director Tonie Marshall. See more »Quotes
Angele: When you smile I find you handsome.Jacques: That's because you know my soul.
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Sweet Lessons of LoveWritten by Nicolas Neidhardt (as N. Neidhart), Jean-Marie Marrier (as J.M. Marrier)
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VENUS BEAUTY features France's fabulous Nathalie Baye, entering middle-age, as is her character (Angle) in this dramatic comedy. The Venus Beauty Salon is the location for this interesting personality study, not only of Ms. Bayes' character, but also of the personalities of her clients, admirers and co-workers. The film functions very well as a French modern slice-of-life study, across age, income, gender and social groups. Angle's pain in dealing with her sex and emotional life is very well depicted. Ms. Baye is aided by an excellent supporting cast including Samuel Le Bihan as her love interest. Le Bihan has been named France's "most promising young actor", and shows us why here. The movie really draws us into the lives of those who inhabit or pass through the Venus Beauty Institute, a microcosm of Parisian life in the 90's.