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Venus Beauty Institute

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

5.8

1999•1h 45m

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

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Photo of Nathalie Baye

Nathalie Baye

Angèle Piana

Photo of Bulle Ogier

Bulle Ogier

Madame Nadine, la patronne

Photo of Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou

Marie

Photo of Mathilde Seigner

Mathilde Seigner

Samantha

Photo of Samuel Le Bihan

Samuel Le Bihan

Antoine DuMont

Photo of Jacques Bonnaffé

Jacques Bonnaffé

Jacques

Photo of Robert Hossein

Robert Hossein

L'aviateur

Photo of Claire Nebout

Claire Nebout

Mme Bouisse

Photo of Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle

Tante Maryse

Photo of Elli Medeiros

Elli Medeiros

Mme Evelyne

Photo of Emmanuelle Riva

Emmanuelle Riva

Tante Lyda

Photo of Hélène Fillières

Hélène Fillières

La fiancée d'Antoine

Photo of Gilbert Melki

Gilbert Melki

L'amant de la gare

Photo of Romain Goupil

Romain Goupil

Le médecin

Photo of Brigitte Roüan

Brigitte Roüan

Madame Marianne

Photo of Marie Rivière

Marie Rivière

La cliente aux bottines fourées

Photo of Philippe Harel

Philippe Harel

Un homme du self

Photo of Patrick Pineau

Patrick Pineau

Un homme du self

Photo of Liliane Rovère

Liliane Rovère

La cliente épilation

Photo of Édith Scob

Édith Scob

La cliente aux taches sur les mains

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