Meeting Venus
- Glenn Close: Karin Anderson
- Niels Arestrup: Zoltan Szanto
- Kiri Te Kanawa: Elisabeth
- René Kollo: Tannhäuser
- Macha Méril: Miss Malikoff
- Håkan Hagegård: Wolfram von Eschenbach
- Waltraud Meier: Venus
- Moscu Alcalay: Jean Gabor
- Renate Spingler: Young shepherd
- Matthias Hell: Landgrave of Thuringia
- Kim Begley: Walther von der Vogelweide
- Robin Leggate: Heinrich der Schreiber
- Rodney Macann: Biterolf
- Roderick Earle: Reinmar of Zweter
- Marián Labuda: From Schneider
- Maïté Nahyr: Maria Krawiecki
- Victor Poletti: Stefano del Sarto
Meeting Venus is a film by Hungarian director István Szabó from the year 1991.
Action
The conductor Zoltan Szanto from Hungary wants in Paris Opera Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner perform, which is to be transferred in 27 countries. But until his goal he must overcome many obstacles, such as the payment of his salary is delayed again and again, there are language problems with participants from all over Europe as well as union members who strictly adhere to their work schedule, and refuse to work overtime.
During this chaotic time, he falls in love even in the star of the show, Karin Anderson what his wife does not like to see. Now Szanto is torn between Karin and his wife. Since Karin wants as opposed necessarily lead to him a public relationship, the two only work together on the stage.
Has come as the day of the performance, advised the participants to panic. Television has already set up the transfer car, but there is no set due to a strike, which brings the whole presentation in danger. So the performer confined to the mere music, waive the scenes and sing the musicians in the orchestra pit accompanied before closed curtains.
Reviews
" A brilliantly composed cinematic dance around the themes of art and politics, but also to the spiritual and sensual realization of human existence. The dramatic and humorous film is rich in inner covers and maintains excellent as an intelligent commentary on the European cultural scene. "
Awards
- In the Film Festival in Venice in 1991, the film was nominated for a Golden Lion, which was then, however, be awarded to the Soviet contribution Urga.