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Venus Beauty Institute

ComedyDramaRomanceR

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

Duration

1h 45m

Release

3 Feb 1999

Country

France

Language

French

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.

Plot

Employees of a beauty parlor in search of love and happiness.

Cast

Nathalie BayeBulle OgierSamuel Le Bihan

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.3/10Rotten Tomatoes: 59%Metacritic: 64/100

Details

Director

Tonie Marshall

Writers

Tonie MarshallJacques AudiardMarion Vernoux

Revenue

$465,080

Awards

8 wins & 3 nominations
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