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Venus Beauty Institute
“Welcome to the Venus Beauty Institute where love, innocence and sex are a sight to behold”
5.9 / 10• 1999• 1h 45m•NR• French
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Nathalie Baye
Angèle Piana
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tonie Marshall's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Venus Beauty Institute is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
