Venus Beauty Institute

Venus Beauty Institute

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

Directed by Tonie Marshall

Produced by Tabo Tabo Films, Sofinergie 4

1999105 min5.9 / 10

A warm, character-driven romantic comedy set in a Parisian beauty salon that explores love, second chances, and the messy complications of the heart across multiple generations.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Venus Beauty Institute violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Venus Beauty Institute scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Venus Beauty Institute easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Venus Beauty Institute end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Venus Beauty Institute sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity6

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Venus Beauty Institute

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Venus Beauty Institute

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Venus Beauty Institute, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Venus Beauty Institute, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Venus Beauty Institute, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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