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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.4 / 100
1999·Comedy / Drama / Romance·1h 45m

VENUS BEAUTY INSTITUTE

“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.

Above the Line
Tonie Marshall·DirectorJacques Audiard·WriterGérard de Battista·Director of PhotographyKhalil Chahine·Original Music ComposerJacques Comets·Editor
Cast
Nathalie Baye·Angèle PianaBulle Ogier·Madame Nadine, la patronneAudrey Tautou·MarieMathilde Seigner·SamanthaSamuel Le Bihan·Antoine DuMontJacques Bonnaffé·JacquesRobert Hossein·L'aviateurClaire Nebout·Mme BouisseMicheline Presle·Tante MaryseElli Medeiros·Mme Evelyne
Full Crew
(24 credits)
Directing· 1
Tonie Marshall·Director
Writing· 1
Jacques Audiard·Writer
Camera· 1
Gérard de Battista·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Jacques Comets·Editor
Sound & Music· 10
Khalil Chahine·Original Music ComposerMathilde Muyard·Sound EditorStéphane Thiébaut·Sound Re-Recording MixerGérard Lamps·Sound Re-Recording MixerAssia Dnednia·Foley ArtistNicolas Becker·Sound Effects EditorAnne Le Campion·Sound Re-Recording MixerLudovic Hénault·Sound Re-Recording MixerAnja Ludke·Sound EditorJean-Jacques Ferran·Sound
Art & Design· 5
Michel Vandestien·Production DesignClaire Gerard-Hirne·Costume DesignNathalie du Roscoat·Costume DesignFrançoise Andrejka·Makeup DesignerDominique Colladant·Special Effects Makeup Artist
Production· 4
Gilles Sandoz·ProducerEmmanuelle Pinet·Co-ProducerBruno Levy·CastingIsabelle Pailley·Co-Producer
Other Departments· 1
Cédric Chami·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
72.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$465K
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Introspective, Serious
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

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Key Elements
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Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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