Meeting Venus

Meeting Venus
Directed byIstván Szabó[1]
Written byIstván Szabó
Michael Hirst
Produced byDavid Puttnam[1][2][3]
Starring
CinematographyLajos Koltai
Edited byJim Clark
Music byRichard Wagner (non-original)[1][4]
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • 27 September 1991 (1991-09-27) (UK)
  • 15 November 1991 (1991-11-15)[1]
Running time
119 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
Japan[1]
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2,4 million[5]

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.

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.

Cast

Many of the characters in this movie have the same name and family name as director István Szabó, but in different languages. The Hungarian name István in English corresponds with Stephen. Surname Szabó means "tailor"; some persons in the film are: Stephen Taylor (English), Stefan Schneider (German), Stefano Sarto (Italian), Etienne Tailleur (French). There are also Maria Krawiecki (from the Polish word krawiec which means tailor) and Isaac Partnoi (from Russian word портной [portnoy] = tailor").[6]

Voice on singing scenes

The version of Tannhäuser that can be heard in the movie is performed by Kiri Te Kanawa as Elisabeth, René Kollo as Tannhäuser, Håkan Hagegård as Wolfram von Eschenbach and Waltraud Meier as Venus with the London Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Marek Janowski.[1][4] The composer David Bedford provided extra orchestrations and music for the film.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Meeting Venus (1991)". Internet Movie Database. 18 September 1991. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Meeting Venus Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Meeting Venus:Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "Meeting Venus:Original Soundtrack:Amazon.ca". Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Meeting Venus (1991) - JPBox-Office".
  6. ^ "Meeting Venus (1991) - IMDb". IMDb.

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