Meeting Venus
Year:
1991
Production Country:
Great Britain / Japan
Based on Szabo's own experiences, the film concerns the problems faced by a conductor, internationally unknown, who is staging Wagner's opera `Tannhauser' in Paris with a multinational ensemble.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Szanto's Mother Maria Becker
- von Binder's Mother Eva Ebner
- Eurogreen President Manfred Andrae
- Karin Anderson Glenn Close
- Zoltan Szanto Niels Arestrup
- Jean Gabor Moscu Alcalay
- Miss Malikoff Macha Méril
- Monique Angelo Johanna ter Steege
- Maria Krawieka Maîté Nahyr
- Stefano del Sarto Victor Poletti
- von Schneider Marián Labuda
- Steven Taylor Jay O. Sanders
- von Binder Dieter Laser
- Yvonne Maria de Medeiros
- Jana Ildikó Bánsági
- Edith Dorottya Udvaros
- Isaac Partnoi Roberto Pollak
- Etienne Tailleur André Chaumeau
- Thomas François Delaive
- Toushkau Étienne Chicot
- cashier Michael Kroecher
- Delfin van Delf Rita Scholl
- Vietnamese dancer Johara Valerie Racz
- Jorge Picabia Erland Josephson
- Szanto's mother Maria Becker
- von Binder's mother Eva Ebner
- 1st violinist M. Leuchter Sándor Szabó
- 2nd violinist Jenö Pataky
- new 1st violinist András Márton
- 2nd orchestra member Györgyi Tarján
- Eurowood TV crew sound controller Iren Hordan
- 1st orchestra member István Komlós
- Eurowood president Manfred Andrae
- Eurowood TV crew director Erika Toth
- Eurowood TV crew cameraman Buda Gulyás
- Eurowood TV crew sound recorder András Vámosi
- 1st French singer Sandor Keeskes
- fat lady Zsuzsa Mányai
- French singer Ferenc Gerdesits
- 2nd French singer Balázs Hantos
- 5th French singer Laszlo Barany Paal
- 4th French singer Jósef Csör
- 2nd French singer András Kepes
- 3rd journalist Lili Kepes
- 7th journalist Sándor Simó
- 4th journalist György Fenyves
- 5th journalist Ferenc Harangozo
- 6th journalist Pál Schiffer
- stagehand István Szilágyi
- Marie France Fruzsina Pregitzer
- police officer József Fonyó
- computer operator Montieth Douglas
- hotel receptionist Iván Verebély
- hotel receptionist Károly Ujlaky
- French police officer Pierre Remund
- Szanto's daughter Zsuzsa Fazekas
- French immigration officer Jean Guerray
- French customs officer Brigitte Sy
- Vogelwind Sandor Altmann
Credits
Direction
- Director István Szabó
- Assistant Director György Ordódy
- Assistant Director (2nd) László Janicsek
- Assistant Director (2nd) Zsuzsa Gurbán
- Assistant Director (3rd) Gábor Pintèr
- Assistant Director (3rd) Zsuzsa Czégé
- Assistant Director (France) Marion Lary
- Assistant Director (France) Laurence Jones
- Script Supervisor Pat Rambaut
Production
- Production Company Enigma Film and Television
- In association with Fujisankei Communications Group
- Production Company British Sky Broadcasting
- Production Company County Natwest Ventures
- Production Company Warner Bros.
- Producer David Puttnam
- Associate Producer Uberto Pasolini
- Associate Producer Gabriella Prekop
- Unit Production Manager Tamás Kolpaszky
- Unit Production Manager Laszló Szücs
- Unit Production Manager Gábor Újházy
- Unit Production Manager Imre Pumer
- Production Manager Lajos Óvári
- Production Manager (France) Stella Queff
- Production Supervisor Marc-André Brunet
- Production Co-ordinator Julia Overton
- Production Accountant Gary Jones
- Production Accountant Judit Lökös
- Assistant Accountant Rita Dean
- Cashier Mária Soltész
- Assistant to Director Ildikó Krmény
- Assistant to Producer Valerie Kemp
- Production Secretary Margit Szalontai
- Production Assistant Natasha Ross
- Production Assistant Julia Williamson
- 'Tannhäuser' Highlights Production Asst Ingrid Chmella
Casting
- Casting Paula Chevallet
- Casting Patsy Pollock
- Casting (France Additional) Romain Brémond
- Casting (Germany Additional) Risa Kes
- Casting (Italy Additional) Donatella Botti
Writing
- Screenplay István Szabó
- Screenplay Michael Hirst
Photography
- Director of Photography Lajos Koltai
- Photographer Arnaud Borrel
- Second Camera Operator Balázs Bélafalvy
- Second Camera Operator Balázs Sara
- Focus Puller Gyula Kocács
- Camera Assistant Sándor Nagy
- Camera Assistant Attila Nagy
- Gaffer Antal Török
- Electrician Karóly Sipos
- Electrician József Bitter
- Electrician István Ösz
- Electrician József Szücs
- Electrician Sándor Domokos
- Best Boy Zsigmond Molcsán
- Camera Grip András Tóth
- Camera Grip Miklós Herczeg
- Camera Grip József Trombitás
Stills
- Photographer István Bartók
- Photographer Clive Coote
Editing
- Editor Jim Clark
Design
- Production Designer Attila Kovács
- Assistant Designer Lóránd Jávor
- Set Dresser László Makai
- Set Dresser Ági Menyhárt
- Buyer Claude Martini
- Painter Ferenc Koloncsák
- Painter Zimbre Zöllei
- Painter Zoltán Jandó
- Properties Zoltán Hardy
- Property Assistant Mihály Balogh
- Property Assistant Zsolt Fehér
- Drapes Man István Trudics
- Construction Manager Tibor Egenhoffer
- Construction Manager László Nagy
- Construction Assistant István Galambos
Costumes
- Costume Designer Catherine Leterrier
- Assistant Costume Designer Claudine Lachaud
- Costume Assistant Olivier Bériot
- Glenn Close's Wardrobe Selected By Geoffrey Beene
- Macha Meril's Wardrobe By Cerruti 1881 Paris
- Wardrobe Supervisor Zsuzsa Stenger
- Wardrobe Assistant Mária Balázs-piri
- Wardrobe Assistant Anikó Fazekas
- Wardrobe Assistant István Pataki
Make-up
- Chief Make-up Artist Jean-Luc Russier
- Make-up Artist Erzsébet Forgács
- Make-up Artist Dominique-Henri Plez
- Chief Hairdresser Jacqueline Stuffel
- Hairdresser Martial Cornville
- Hairdresser Rozália Szegedi
Music
- Music Richard Wagner
- Music Assistant Dorka Miklós
- Singer (Elisabeth) Kiri Te Kanawa
- Singer (Tannhauser) René Kollo
- Singer (Wolfram von Eschenbach) Håkan HagegÅrd
- Singer (Venus) Waltraud Meier
- Music Director Marek Janowski
- Music Producer Martin Fouque
- Music Editor Richard Lewzey
- Singing Coach Kenneth Woollam
- Music Consultant Daisy Boschán
- Music Coach Valéria Csányi
Sound
- Music Recording Sean Lewis
- Music Recording Mike Hatch
- Music Recording Richard Lewzey
- Sound Recording Simon Kaye
- Sound John Haines
- Sound János Csáki
- Boom Operator Tommy Staples
- Sound Re-recording Bill Rowe
- Sound Re-recording Ray Merrin
- Sound Editor Ian Fuller
- Dialogue Editor Kant Pan
Choreography
- Choreography Antal Fodor
Consultant
- Dialogue Coach Louise Vincent
- Additional Dialogue Coach Dawn Swiech
- Additional Dialogue Coach Julia Wilson-dickson
- Production Interpreter Julia Kovács
- Production Interpreter Andrea Kálmán
Publicity
- Unit Publicist Anne Tasker