Venus Beauty Institute
Venus Beauty Institute

Venus Beauty Institute

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1999
1h 45m
5.8(128 votes)
Comedy
Drama
Romance

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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Production Companies

CNC
Canal+
ARTE France Cinéma
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo

Cast & Crew

34 members
Acting

Nathalie Baye

Angèle Piana

Nathalie Baye
Acting

Bulle Ogier

Madame Nadine, la patronne

Bulle Ogier
Acting

Audrey Tautou

Marie

Audrey Tautou
Acting

Mathilde Seigner

Samantha

Mathilde Seigner
Acting

Samuel Le Bihan

Antoine DuMont

Samuel Le Bihan
Acting

Jacques Bonnaffé

Jacques

Jacques Bonnaffé
Acting

Robert Hossein

L'aviateur

Robert Hossein
Acting

Claire Nebout

Mme Bouisse

Claire Nebout
Acting

Micheline Presle

Tante Maryse

Micheline Presle
Acting

Elli Medeiros

Mme Evelyne

Elli Medeiros
Acting

Emmanuelle Riva

Tante Lyda

Emmanuelle Riva
Acting

Hélène Fillières

La fiancée d'Antoine

Hélène Fillières
Acting

Gilbert Melki

L'amant de la gare

Gilbert Melki
Directing

Romain Goupil

Le médecin

Romain Goupil
Acting

Brigitte Roüan

Madame Marianne

Brigitte Roüan
Acting

Marie Rivière

La cliente aux bottines fourées

Marie Rivière
Directing

Joël Brisse

L'ami de Poitiers

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Directing

Philippe Harel

Un homme du self

Philippe Harel
Acting

Patrick Pineau

Un homme du self

Patrick Pineau
Acting

Liliane Rovère

La cliente épilation

Liliane Rovère
Acting

Édith Scob

La cliente aux taches sur les mains

Édith Scob
Directing

Frédéric Andrei

Le client finitions

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Acting

Sophie Grimaldi

Madame Langevin - La cliente de Marie

Sophie Grimaldi
Acting

Chantal Bronner

La cliente d'Angèle

Chantal Bronner
Acting

Catherine Hosmalin

La cliente au fond de teint

Catherine Hosmalin
Acting

Martine Audrain

La voisine d'Angèle

Martine Audrain
Acting

Laurence Mercier

Mrs. Schmidt

Laurence Mercier
Acting

Eric Petitjean

Le déménageur 1

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Rinaldo Rocco

Le déménageur 2

Rinaldo Rocco
Production

Michel Gauthier

Le serveur

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Art

Michel Vandestien

Le patron de l'entrepôt

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Acting

Charles-Roger Bour

Pierre

Charles-Roger Bour
Production

Alain Peyrollaz

L'homme du quai

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Directing

Claire Denis

La cliente asmathique

Claire Denis

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