# The Moustache (2005)

> A man’s impulsive decision to shave his mustache turns an ordinary marriage into an unnerving crisis of identity and reality.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10226

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Drama, Mystery
- Director: Emmanuel Carrère
- Cast: Vincent Lindon, Emmanuelle Devos, Mathieu Amalric, Hippolyte Girardot, Cylia Malki, Macha Polikarpova, Fantine Camus, Frédéric Imberty
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428856/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: unsettling, intimate, cerebral, quiet evening, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A man's identity unravels when a simple act of shaving leads to a surreal crisis.

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