The Hairdresser's Husband

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The Hairdresser's Husband
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R,1hr 24min
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1990
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Severin
Synopsis: Erotic, funny, and very French, this film relies heavily on the critically-acclaimed performance of Jean Rochefort. As a child, Antoine (Rochefort) was obsessed with the ample beautician who cut his hair, and since then, his single ambition in life has been to marry a hairdresser. As an adult, Antoine meets a woman (Anna Galiena) who seems to be the perfect incarnation of his childhood fantasies. He promptly marries her, then spends most of his daylight hours sitting in her shop, watching her every ... Full Synopsis
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Patrice Leconte's bittersweet romance is modestly proportioned with an economical prologue rooting Antoine's erotic obsession with women who can cut and shampoo his hair in a specific series of episodes from his youth, followed by one of the briefest (but amazingly believable) courtships in movie history, followed by a deliriously happy marriage, and then a wrap-up that observant viewers can see coming ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Mathilde
Antoine's Father
Antoine-Age 12
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