Overview
A poignant exploration of love and longing, where childhood memories shape adult desires.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- sensual
- wistful
- melancholic
- quiet evening
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an elegant, unusual, and deeply affecting blend of romantic drama and comedy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Adult Antoine marries Mathilde, another hairdresser, in an effort to revive the consuming feeling associated with his childhood love.
Antoine and Mathilde build an intimate life designed to blot out the miseries of the outside world.
The hair salon and couple's private routines become intensely intimate, theatrical spaces shaped by Antoine's romantic fixation.
Antoine's enduring childhood memory determines his later search for a similarly voluptuous hairdresser and shapes his marriage to Mathilde.
Films like The Hairdresser's Husband, and why
Betty Blue
sensual, wistful romance centered on an intense bond and the fragility of happiness
The Lovers on the Bridge
stylized french romantic drama balancing erotic intimacy, melancholy, and emotional volatility
Amélie
bittersweet romantic storytelling with eccentric characters and a heightened sense of devotion
Movie Details
- Director
- Patrice Leconte
- Release Date
- 1990-10-03
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (234)
Cast
- Jean Rochefort
- Anna Galiena
- Roland Bertin
- Maurice Chevit
- Philippe Clévenot
- Jacques Mathou
- Claude Aufaure
- Albert Delpy
- Henry Hocking
- Ticky Holgado
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Hairdresser's Husband about?
- A French hairdresser's husband tries to turn a childhood fantasy of absolute love into an adult sanctuary with devastating consequences.
- What is The Hairdresser's Husband like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Hairdresser's Husband as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Hairdresser's Husband violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Hairdresser's Husband.
- What did critics think of The Hairdresser's Husband?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an elegant, unusual, and deeply affecting blend of romantic drama and comedy.
- Which films are like The Hairdresser's Husband?
- Films with a similar feel include Betty Blue, The Lovers on the Bridge, and Amélie.
- How long is The Hairdresser's Husband?
- The Hairdresser's Husband runs 82 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Hairdresser's Husband?
- In United States, The Hairdresser's Husband is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
