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Meeting Venus

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An opera star (Glenn Close) falls for a married Hungarian conductor (Niels Arestrup) trying to do Wagner's "Tannhauser."
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Nell Minow Movie Mom 11/24/2002
4/5
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. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
There are dozens of major and minor characters in the film, and Szabo juggles them artfully, telling some of their stories and transient flirtations in asides and background action. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 03/17/2008
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/18/2005
3/5
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11/02/2013 better at the edges than in the centre. See more 10/23/2010 Nice metaphor of Europe. The love story is rather week but there's one sequence that explains everything and makes it more bearable See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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István Szabó

Director

Glenn Close

Karin Anderson

Niels Arestrup

Zoltan Szanto

Erland Josephson

Jorge Picabia

Mosko Alkalai

Jean Gabor

Macha Méril

Miss Malikoff

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Movie Info

Synopsis An opera star (Glenn Close) falls for a married Hungarian conductor (Niels Arestrup) trying to do Wagner's "Tannhauser."
Director
István Szabó
Producer
David Puttnam
Screenwriter
István Szabó, Michael Hirst
Production Co
Fujisankei, Warner Bros., Enigma, BSkyB
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$940.1K
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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