Venus Beauty Institute

Name: Venus Beauty Institute
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1999-02-03
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Nathalie Baye, Bulle Ogier, Audrey Tautou, Mathilde Seigner, Samuel Le Bihan

1999·Movie·105 min·★ 5.9(138)

Comedy Drama Romance More French titles

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

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.

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About Venus Beauty Institute

Venus Beauty Institute is a 1999 French-language comedy, drama and romance film directed by Tonie Marshall. The cast is led by Nathalie Baye, Bulle Ogier, Audrey Tautou. It has a runtime of 1h 45m. Viewers rate it 5.9/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on France Channel Amazon Channel.

Venus Beauty Institute was produced by Tabo Tabo Films, Sofinergie 4, and CNC and made in France. It was released on February 3, 1999. At the box office it grossed around $0 million worldwide.

Director: Tonie Marshall
Writers: Jacques Audiard
Release date: February 3, 1999
Original language: French
Status: Released
Country: France
Box office: $0 million
Production: Tabo Tabo Films, Sofinergie 4, CNC

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Venus Beauty Institute cast & crew

Venus Beauty Institute was directed by Tonie Marshall and written by Jacques Audiard.

The cast features Nathalie Baye as Angèle Piana, Bulle Ogier as Madame Nadine, la patronne, Audrey Tautou as Marie, Mathilde Seigner as Samantha, Samuel Le Bihan as Antoine DuMont, and Jacques Bonnaffé as Jacques.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Khalil Chahine, cinematography is by Gérard de Battista, and it was produced by Gilles Sandoz.

Is Venus Beauty Institute worth watching?

Venus Beauty Institute holds an audience score of 5.9/10 from 138 ratings, a more divisive comedy films.

At 1h 45m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, drama, and romance, Venus Beauty Institute is worth a place on your watchlist.

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