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A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.


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

Timothy Dalton
Boris Pochenko

Fran Drescher
Joy Miller

Michael Lerner
Jerry Miller

Ian McNeice
Ira Grushinsky

Patrick Malahide
Leonid Kleist

Lisa Jakub
Katrina Pochenko

Tamara Mello
Consuela

Phyllis Newman
Judy Miller

Heather DeLoach
Masha Pochenko

Adam LaVorgna
Karl Pochenko
The Beautician and the Beast is a comedy, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of parent child relationship, culture clash, dictator, eastern europe, education, dictatorship. Directed by Ken Kwapis, it stars Timothy Dalton, Fran Drescher, Michael Lerner. A New York City beautician is mistakenly hired as the school teacher for the children of the president of a small Eastern European country.
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