The Hairdresser's Husband Movie Review 1992

Antoine (Rochefort) has had an odd obsession since boyhood--hairdressers--and in middle age he finds love with Mathilde (Galiena), a hairdresser he meets and proposes to as she cuts his hair. She accepts, and the two live their quiet lives in her barber shop as she cuts hair and he watches, occasionally breaking out in Arabian dances. A dark and odd yet refreshing film with fine performances by Rochefort and Galiena in this story about fetishism, obsession, and hair. In French with English subtitles.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS
Running time 84 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Sanity Check, Marriage, Cuttin' Heads

Screenplay

Claude Klotz, Patrice Leconte

Cast

Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena, Roland Bertin, Maurice Chevit, Philippe Clevenot, Jacques Mathou, Claude Aufaure

Cinematography

Eduardo Serra

Director

Patrice Leconte

Music

Michael Nyman

Producer

Thierry de Ganay, Triton Pictures