Venus Beauty Institute

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

1999 1h 45m FR

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 140

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Aging beautician Angèle, already wounded by a long-ago romance, gets awkwardly dumped at a train station. Witnessing how she turns around a humiliating situation, younger sculptor Antoine becomes so smitten that he breaks up with his fiancée and sets out to win Angèle's heart. Meanwhile, Angèle attempts to quash the budding romance of her young co-worker, Marie, and a much older widowed client, despite their obvious rapport.

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

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Cast

Nathalie Baye
Angèle Piana
Bulle Ogier
Madame Nadine, la patronne
Audrey Tautou
Marie
Mathilde Seigner
Samantha
Samuel Le Bihan
Antoine DuMont
Jacques Bonnaffé
Jacques
Robert Hossein
L'aviateur
Claire Nebout
Mme Bouisse

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tonie Marshall
Writers: Jacques Audiard
Countries: France

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tonie Marshall, shot by Gérard de Battista. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Khalil Chahine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jacques Comets shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Nathalie Baye and Bulle Ogier and Audrey Tautou carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0174330 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tonie Marshall directs. Gérard de Battista behind the camera. Khalil Chahine scores. Jacques Comets cuts. Produced in France.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Tonie Marshall, shot by Gérard de Battista. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Khalil Chahine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jacques Comets shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Nathalie Baye and Bulle Ogier and Audrey Tautou carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Welcome to the Venus Beauty Institute where love, innocence and sex are a sight to behold".
7IMDB entry: tt0174330 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 24 different titles around the world.