Le mari de la coiffeuse (1990)

Director:

Patrice Leconte

Writers:

Claude Klotz (writer)
Patrice Leconte (writer)

Release Date:

3 October 1990 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Twelve-year-old Antoine falls profoundly in love with a voluptuous but suicidal hairdresser, a formative experience he never forgets...

Plot Keywords:

Hairdresser | Love | Barber Shop | Barber | Desire

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Jean Rochefort	...	Antoine
Anna Galiena	...	Mathilde
Roland Bertin	...	Antoine's father
Maurice Chevit	...	Ambroise Dupré dit Isidore Agopian
Philippe Clévenot	...	Morvoisieux
Jacques Mathou	...	Julien Gora
Claude Aufaure	...	Gay Costomer
Albert Delpy	...	Donecker
Henry Hocking	...	Antoine - Age 12
Ticky Holgado	...	Morvoisieux Son-in-Law
Michèle Laroque	...	Adopted Child's Mother
Anne-Marie Pisani	...	Madame Shaeffer
Pierre Meyrand	...	Antoine's Brother
Yveline Ailhaud	...	Antoine's Mother
Julien Bukowski	...	Gloomy Man

Also Known As:

The Hairdresser's Husband

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Germany:12 (f) | Peru:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Barneville-Carteret, Manche, France

Company:

Lambart Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: (#10.3)" (1997)

Delightfully Melancholy Fable

The French are the masters of melancholy. I don't think I've ever been more pleased by sadness than after watching this beautiful film. A little boy obsesses over his hairdresser as a child and then finally fulfills his fantasy nearly forty years later when he marries a stunningly gorgeous owner of a barber shop on a whim. The story is simple, and though it may leave some viewers wanting more in terms of character development, it will play well if you see it as a fable. The two are madly in love with each other and their whole life revolves around the barber shop and their customers. Quirky humor, insightful observances about everyday life and people's behavior, and superb photography (especially of the luminous actress playing the hairdresser) make this a highly enjoyable film to watch. This is a wonderful look at how lust can grow into love, and how love can turn tragic and then hopeful again. Bravo to director Leconte. C'est la vie!