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Venus Beauty (1999)

Vénus beauté (institut) (original title)
R | | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 3 February 1999 (France)
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Employees of a beauty parlor in search of love and happiness.

Director:

Tonie Marshall

Writers:

Tonie Marshall (screenplay), Tonie Marshall (dialogue) | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Nathalie Baye, Bulle Ogier, Samuel Le Bihan | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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)
Brigitte Roüan Brigitte Roüan ... Madame Marianne
Claire Nebout Claire Nebout ... La cliente exhibitioniste
Micheline Presle ... Tante Maryse
Emmanuelle Riva ... Tante Lyda
Elli Medeiros ... Mlle Evelyne
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Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

love | loneliness | new year's eve | christmas | alienated sexuality | See All (52) »

Taglines:

Welcome to the Venus Beauty Institute where love, innocence and sex are a sight to behold.

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality/nudity and language | See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

3 February 1999 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Venus Beauty Institute See more »

Filming Locations:

Paris, France
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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$32,150, 29 October 2000

Gross USA:

$465,080

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$495,870
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Agat Films & Cie, Arte France Cinéma, Tabo Tabo Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

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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Connections

Followed by Venus and Apollo (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

Rilax No2
Written by N. Neidhart, S. Storch
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Mildly entertaining voyeurism and lots of girl talk
3 January 2002 | by =G= – See all my reviews

"Venus Beauty Institute" tells of 40+ Angele (Baye), who prefers one night stands or "flings", as she calls them, to normal heterosexual relationships and love, and her lack of success with men. In addition to never being given a reason to care about Angele one way or the other, the audience will find much of this film dedicated to superfluous girl talk about the this and that of their lives and vocations. Inconclusive and muddled, "VBI" has little to offer save some fine performances which seems wasted on a trite and useless story.
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