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The Hairdresser's Husband

1990 · 82 min

A tender, bittersweet daydream about longing and ritual, drifting between memory and present with a quiet ache beneath its warmth.

Overview
Antoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume, and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom. After all, he had always known he would marry one, completing his idealized love fantasy.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • love
  • memory
  • death
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Patrice Leconte
Written by
Patrice Leconte, Claude Klotz
Starring
Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena, Roland Bertin, Maurice Chevit, Philippe Clévenot, Jacques Mathou, Claude Aufaure, Albert Delpy
Music
Michael Nyman
Cinematography
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Runtime
82 min
Country
France
Languages
Arabic, French

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