Meeting Venus
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Meeting Venus is a 1991 British–American-Japanese film directed by the Hungarian director István Szabó and starring Glenn Close and Niels Arestrup.[2] The movie was filmed in Budapest, Hungary.
Meeting Venus | |
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Directed by | István Szabó[1] |
Written by | István Szabó Michael Hirst |
Produced by | David Puttnam[1][2][3] |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Lajos Koltai |
Edited by | Jim Clark |
Music by | Richard Wagner (non-original)[1][4] |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | UK 27 September 1991, France 18 September 1991, USA 15 November 1991[1] |
Running time | 119 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom, United States, Japan[1] |
Language | English |
Box office | $2,4 million[5] |
This fictional story follows misadventures in making a modern Parisian production of the Wagner opera Tannhäuser, which in itself tells of the production of a singing contest. "Here you can be misunderstood in six different languages." The singing contest, the opera and the film explore the tension between sexuality and spirituality, punctuated by emotionally gripping vocal, choral and orchestral music. "Without hard work, there are no miracles," and in spite of committed, passionate people, the results are in doubt to the final moment in each performance.