Meeting Venus (1991)
-
100% of critics liked it
(5 reviews) -
81% of users liked it
(112 ratings)
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… More 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 mismatched Anderson and Szanto fall in love. Filmed in Budapest, Meeting Venus was far from a box-office hit thanks in great part to an inadequate advertising campaign; hopefully it will gain the wide audience it deserves on videocassette. (PS: Glenn Close's singing is dubbed by real-life opera luminary Kiri Te Kanawa. We tell you this because the lyp-synching is done so well that you might actually believe that Close is performing those arias herself). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- István Szabó
- Written By
- Michael Hirst, István Szabó
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1991 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
-
Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
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.
See more critic ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
No Featured Audience Ratings Found…
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Cast
-
Glenn Close
as Karin Anderson
-
Niels Arestrup
as Zoltan Szanto
-
Erland Josephson
as Jorge Picabia
-
Macha Méril
as Miss Malikoff
-
Johanna ter Steege
as Monique Angelo
-
Maďté Nahyr
as Maria Krawiecki
-
Victor Poletti
as Stefano Del Sorto
-
Dieter Laser
as Von Binder
-
Maria de Medeiros
as Yvonne
-
Ildikó Bánsági
as Jana
-
Dorottya Udvaros
as Edith
-
Moscu Alkalay
as Jean Gabor
-
Sandor Altemann
as Vogelwind
-
Manfred Andrae
as Eurowood President
-
Maria Becker
as Szanto's Mother
-
Irén Bordán
as Eurowood TV Crew Sound Organizer
-
André Chaumeau
as Etienne Tailleur
-
Etienne Chicot
as Toushkau
-
Jozsef Csor
as 4th French Singer
-
Francois Delaive
as Thomas
-
Monteith Douglas
as Computer Operator
-
Eva Ebner
as Von Binder's Mother
-
Zsuzsa Fazekas
as Szanto's Daughter-Agnes
-
Gyorgy Fenyves
as 4th Journalist
-
Jozsef Fonyo
as Police Officer-Budapest
-
Ferenc Gerdesits
as 3rd French Singer
-
Jean Guerbay
as French Immigration Officer
-
Buda Gulyas
as Eurowood TV Crew Cameraman
-
Balazs Hantos
as 2nd French Singer
-
Ferenc Harangozo
as 5th Journalist
-
Kiri Te Kanawa
as Karin Anderson (singing)
-
Eszter Karasz
as Malgrozeta
-
Sandor Kecskes
as 1st French Singer
-
Lili Kepes
as 3rd Journalist
-
Istvan Komlos
as 1st Orchestra Member
-
Andras Krepes
as 2nd Journalist
-
Michael Kroecher
as Cashier
-
Marián Labuda
as Von Schneider
- Lithuanian Ballet Group
-
Zsuzsa Manyai
as Fat Lady from the Chorus
-
András Márton Baló
as New 1st Violinist
-
Laszlo Barany Paal
as 5th French Singer
-
Jeno Pataky
as 2nd Violinist
-
Roberto Pollak
as Isaac Partnoi
-
Fruzsina Pregitzer
as Marie France
-
Johara Racz
as Dancer
-
Pierre Remund
as French Police Officer
-
Jay O Sanders
as Stephen Taylor
-
Pal Schiffer
as 6th Journalist
-
Rita Scholl
as Delfin Van Delf
-
Brigitte Sy
as French Customs Officer-Woman
-
Sandor Szabo Sr.
as 1st Violinist M Leuchter
-
Istvan Szilagyi
as Stageworker
-
Gyorgyi Tarjan
as 2nd Orchestra Member
-
Erika Toth
as Eurowood TV Crew Director
-
Karoly Ujlaky
as 1st Hotel Receptionist-Budapest
-
Andras Vamosi
as Eurowood TV Crew Sound Engineer
-
Ivan Verebely
as 2nd Hotel Receptionist-Budapest
-
Sandor Simo
as 7th Journalist
- Rene Kollo
- Hĺkan Hagegĺrd
- Moscu Alcalay
