The Hairdresser's Husband

Patrice Leconte19901h 22mRomance, Comedy, Drama

Why we chose it

Antoine decided as a boy that he would marry a hairdresser, and when he finally does, years later, he never leaves the salon again, his whole life shrunk to being her devoted husband. Patrice Leconte celebrates the dream of another life and quietly grieves for it too.

Synopsis

Antoine walks into a small salon in a French town for a haircut and asks Mathilde, the hairdresser, to marry him. Two weeks later, when he comes back for another trim, she says yes. He made up his mind as a boy, watching a woman at work in a different salon, and now he has settled onto the red sofa in hers with no plans to go anywhere.

Information

Director
Cast
Also known as
Le Mari de la Coiffeuse
Production year
1990
Decade
1990s
Duration
1h 22m
Language
French, Arabic
Country
France
Subtitles
Greek, Polish
Age rating
Κ-15

BAFTA Awards

Nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language

1992

César Awards

Nominated for Best Film

1991

What others say

3.9
101 reviews

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