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Meeting Venus (1991)

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Meeting Venus is based on a play cowritten by the film's director, Istvan Szabo. Glenn Close plays a celebrated Swedish opera star Karin Anderson who is slated to appear in an internationally-telecast production of Tannhauser. Ms. Anderson balks at the notion of working with obscure Hungarian conductor Zoltan Szanto. The much-anticipated production may never get off the ground, thanks to labor-management difficulties, intramural jealousies, and clashing egos. Admidst all this chaos, the

PG-13, 2 hr. 1 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Istv�n Szab�

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1991 Wide

On DVD: May 20, 1992

Warner Home Video

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Cast

Glenn Close
Karin Anderson
Niels Arestrup
Zoltan Szanto
Erland Josephson
Jorge Picabia
Macha M�ril
Miss Malikoff
Johanna ter Steege
Monique Angelo
Ma�t� Nahyr
Maria Krawiecki
Victor Poletti
Stefano Del Sorto
Dieter Laser
Von Binder
Maria de Medeiros
Yvonne
Ildik� B�ns�gi
Jana
Dorottya Udvaros
Edith
Moscu Alkalay
Jean Gabor
Sandor Altemann
Vogelwind
Manfred Andrae
Eurowood President
Maria Becker
Szanto's Mother
Ir�n Bord�n
Eurowood TV Crew Sound ...
Andr� Chaumeau
Etienne Tailleur
Etienne Chicot
Toushkau
Jozsef Csor
4th French Singer
Francois Delaive
Thomas
Monteith Douglas
Computer Operator
Eva Ebner
Von Binder's Mother
Zsuzsa Fazekas
Szanto's Daughter-Agnes
Gyorgy Fenyves
4th Journalist
Jozsef Fonyo
Police Officer-Budapest
Ferenc Gerdesits
3rd French Singer
Jean Guerbay
French Immigration Offi...
Buda Gulyas
Eurowood TV Crew Camera...
Balazs Hantos
2nd French Singer
Ferenc Harangozo
5th Journalist
Kiri Te Kanawa
Karin Anderson (singing...
Eszter Karasz
Malgrozeta
Sandor Kecskes
1st French Singer
Lili Kepes
3rd Journalist
Istvan Komlos
1st Orchestra Member
Andras Krepes
2nd Journalist
Michael Kroecher
Cashier
Mari�n Labuda
Von Schneider
Lithuanian Ballet Group
Zsuzsa Manyai
Fat Lady from the Choru...
Andr�s M�rton Bal�
New 1st Violinist
Laszlo Barany Paal
5th French Singer
Jeno Pataky
2nd Violinist
Roberto Pollak
Isaac Partnoi
Fruzsina Pregitzer
Marie France
Johara Racz
Dancer
Pierre Remund
French Police Officer
Jay O Sanders
Stephen Taylor
Pal Schiffer
6th Journalist
Rita Scholl
Delfin Van Delf
Brigitte Sy
French Customs Officer-...
Sandor Szabo Sr.
1st Violinist M Leuchte...
Istvan Szilagyi
Stageworker
Gyorgyi Tarjan
2nd Orchestra Member
Erika Toth
Eurowood TV Crew Direct...
Karoly Ujlaky
1st Hotel Receptionist-...
Andras Vamosi
Eurowood TV Crew Sound ...
Ivan Verebely
2nd Hotel Receptionist-...
Sandor Simo
7th Journalist
Moscu Alcalay

Critic Reviews for Meeting Venus

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Better at the edges than the center -- the story is weak, but there are wonderfully vivid, wise, and witty moments and some insight into the multi-cultural challenges of a huge musical undertaking.

November 24, 2002 Comment

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super movie - the best "back-stage back-story" ever.

January 8, 2011

Judith Hallberg

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