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Title: Venus Beauty Institute

Release Date: 3 Feb 1999

Runtime: 1h 45m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Tabo Tabo Films, Sofinergie 4, CNC, Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo

Production Companies: Tabo Tabo Films, Sofinergie 4, CNC, Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.8 (119 votes)

Cast

  • Angèle Piana: Nathalie Baye
  • Madame Nadine, la patronne: Bulle Ogier
  • Marie: Audrey Tautou
  • Samantha: Mathilde Seigner
  • Antoine DuMont: Samuel Le Bihan
  • Jacques: Jacques Bonnaffé
  • L'aviateur: Robert Hossein
  • Mme Bouisse: Claire Nebout
  • Tante Maryse: Micheline Presle
  • Mme Evelyne: Elli Medeiros
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