The Beautician and the Beast

The Beautician and the Beast 1997

6.72

A New York City beautician is mistakenly hired as the school teacher for the children of the president of a small Eastern European country.

1997

Venus Beauty Institute

Venus Beauty Institute 1999

5.80

Aging beautician Angèle, already wounded by a long-ago romance, gets awkwardly dumped at a train station. Witnessing how she turns around a humiliating situation, younger sculptor Antoine becomes so smitten that he breaks up with his fiancée and sets out to win Angèle's heart. Meanwhile, Angèle attempts to quash the budding romance of her young co-worker, Marie, and a much older widowed client, despite their obvious rapport.

1999

The Lacemaker

The Lacemaker 1977

6.80

Pomme is a meek and mild French beautician whose life takes a fateful turn during a vacation to Normandy. She becomes the lover of middle-class literature-student François. The relationship sours when François takes her home to meet his parents, thanks in no small part to their differing social backgrounds.

1977

The Sheep Has Five Legs

The Sheep Has Five Legs 1954

5.70

A publicity-minded French mayor reunites quintuplets and their earthy father, all six played by Fernandel.

1954

Beauty for the Asking

Beauty for the Asking 1939

5.70

Denny breaks up with his fiancée Jean to marries wealthy Flora. When Jean is fired from her job she decides to market the face cream she invented. After sending it to twelve rich woman, only Flora decides to invest in the business. As Denny has no job, the girls give him an office at the factory. The business takes off, but Jean finds that she is still in love with Denny and Denny seems to forget he is married to Flora.

1939

Aïssa

Aïssa 2014

4.30

Aïssa is a Congolese immigrant in France. She says that she is under eighteen but the authorities consider her an adult. To determine if she can be deported, a doctor must give her a physical examination.

2014