The Hairdresser's Husband
The film begins in a flashback from the titular character, Antoine. We are introduced to his fixation with female hairdressers which began at a young age. The film uses flashbacks throughout and there are frequent parallels drawn with the past. We are unsure what Antoine has done with his life, however we know he has fulfilled his childhood ambition, to marry a haidresser.
Patrice Leconte
Casts & Crew
Jean Rochefort
Anna Galiena
Roland Bertin
Maurice Chevit
Philippe Clévenot
Jacques Mathou
Claude Aufaure
Albert Delpy
Henry Hocking
Ticky Holgado
Michèle Laroque
Anne-Marie Pisani
Pierre Meyrand
Yveline Ailhaud
Julien Bukowski
Laurence Ragon
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